(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 24 - Jannik Sinner joined fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open by beating local favourite Alex De Minaur 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday.
It is the first time that Italy has had two representatives in the last eight of the men's singles at the tournament.
Berrettini beat Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta in the fourth round and faces Gaël Monfils in the quarters.
Sinner, 20, will take on the winner of the match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Taylor Fritz. (ANSA).
Tennis: Sinner joins Berrettini in Australian Open quarters
20-year-old beats Alex De Minaur in straight sets