Reigning men's singles champion Jannik Sinner faces a stern test in his quest to return to the Melbourne Park quarterfinals on Monday, with his fourth-round meeting with Holger Rune the headline act of Day 9 of action at Australian Open 2025.
Sinner, the top seed, and Rune, seeded 13th, have split their four previous head-to-head meetings, and will play in the second match at Rod Laver Arena after the clash between women's 28th seed Elina Svitolina and Veronika Kudermetova.
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The RLA night session features five-time major winner and second seed Iga Swiatek against German lucky loser Eva Lys, followed by Australia's eighth seed Alex de Minaur against American Alex Michelsen.
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The superb Melbourne Park run of Gael Monfils has another American in his path, with 21st seed Ben Shelton the French veteran's latest obstacle at Margaret Court Arena after Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz on Saturday.
AO 2023 women's finalist Elena Rybakina plays 19th seed Madison Keys in the opening match at MCA, while at John Cain Arena, American qualifier Learner Tien meets Italian Lorenzo Sonego for a quarterfinal berth.