Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 16, 2025 General view during the second round match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and Australia's Tristan Schoolkate REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending champion Jannik Sinner had his feathers ruffled early on by local wildcard Tristan Schoolkate on Thursday before recovering his ice-cool composure to reach the third round of the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 win.
World number one Sinner had won 30 of his last 31 matches going into the contest and had not given up a set in 15 matches since his loss to Carlos Alcaraz in Beijing last October.
