“Gael failed to finish the match against Ben Shelton, Yannick Sinner passed Holger Rune”, — write: sport.ua
French tennis player Gael Monfils held three tiebreaks against Ben Shelton and failed to continue the confrontation, refusing to play after the start of the fourth game. Shelton’s next opponent will be Lorenzo Sonego, who beat Lerner Tien.
Another quarter-final at the top of the grid pits Yannick Sinner against Alex de Minaur. The Italian knocked out Holger Rune and the Australian passed Alex Mickelsen.
Round 4 matches in the lower part of the men’s draw took place a day earlier in Melbourne. The quarter-final matches will start on January 21.
Australian Open 2025. Round of 16
The upper part of the grid
Yannick Sinner [1] – 
Holger Rune [13] – 6:3, 3:6, 6:3, 6:2
Alex Mikkelsen – 
Alex de Minaur [8] – 0:6, 6:7 (5:7), 3:6
Gael Monfils – Ben Shelton [21] – 6:7 (3:7), 7:6 (7:3), 6:7 (2:7), 0:1, RET., Monfis
Lorenzo Sonego – Lerner Tien [Q] – 6:3, 6:2, 3:6, 6:1
Australian Open 2025. Pairs of 1/4 finals
INthe upper part of the grid
Yannick Sinner [1] – Alex de Minaur [8]
Ben Shelton [21] – Lorenzo Sonego
The lower part of the grid
Novak Djokovic [7] – 
Carlos Alcaraz [3]
Tommy Paul [12] – 
Alexander Zverev [2]