Highlights of the ninth day of the Australian Open on Monday (times GMT): 0702 SONEGO THROUGH TO FIRST SLAM QUARTER-FINAL Italy's Lorenzo Sonego reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time with a 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 victory over American qualifier Learner Tien.

Day 8 is another bumper day of action at the Australian Open, with the fourth round kicking off. Keep up with all the latest from Melbourne Park.

Jannik Sinner is through to the Australian Open quarterfinals after a drama-filled fourth-round win over Holger Rune. World No. 1 Sinner won in four sets, 6-3. 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, but this did not tell the story of a contest defined by injury.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner has moved into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open after beating Holger Rune during a match slowed down by medical timeouts for each player and a delay because the net got knocked loose.

The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open’s main stadium has been jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round match against Holger Rune

Novak Djokovic declined a post-match TV interview after winning in the fourth round of the Australian Open after an on-air personality from the local Australian broadcaster of the tournament made negative comments about him in front of Serbian fans.

Novak Djokovic says he will not conduct on-court interviews at the Australian Open until he receives an apology for “disrespect” from an Australian television presenter. Channel 9 newsreader Tony Jones was conducting a sport segment from Melbourne Park in front of Serbian fans on Friday,

Australian sport presenter Tony Jones on Monday publicly apologized to tennis great Novak Djokovic for making disparaging comments about him and his fans, after the Serbian star boycotted an on-court interview a day earlier in protest.