Tennis-Sinner powers past Rublev to set up Djokovic showdown

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his quarter final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Edgar Su

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Italy's Jannik Sinner set up a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic as he fought off Andrey Rublev in a late-night duel at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.

The fourth seed showed patience and resilience to claim a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3 win against the Russian who now owns the ugly record of 10 defeats out of 10 in Grand Slam quarter-finals.