Breaking news on Sinner – Duckworth today, live
Good morning, the second round of the Australian Open enters its final stretch. The night session at the Rodl Lavera Arena will start in a few minutes with the presence of the current tournament champion Jannik Sinner. The Italian repeats the schedule as in his debut in this edition that It ended with a victory against the Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-2, 6-1 and retirement.
He World number 2 faces Australian James Duckworth who plays the tournament thanks to an invitation. It will be the fourth face to face between the two with two victories for Sinner (Cologne in 2020 and Sofia 2021) and one for the local player (Masters 1000 Canada 2021).
Duckworth88th in the world ranking, beat lucky loser Dino Prizmic in the first round 7-6(4), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. He is playing his twelfth Australian Open. He has never made it past the second round.
Sinner has 23 wins and four losses at the Australian Open. He has not lost a match in Melbourne since his defeat against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round of 2023. Today he is looking for his sixteenth consecutive victory to continue on the path to his third consecutive title in the Australian major. If he achieves it, he would be the fourth tennis player to achieve it after Jack Crawford (1931 to 1933), Roy Emerson (won 5 from 1963 to 1967) and Djokovic (who won in 2011, 2012 and 2013).
