Shocking scenes: Sinner shaken during medical timeout in match against Rune

The Australian Open round of 16 match between Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune stretched to an intense three hours. However, it wasn’t just technical pauses that interrupted the game; a concerning medical issue caused a 12-minute delay.

Details: During the fourth set, the Italian called for a medical timeout. While receiving treatment, Sinner began visibly shaking and told his team that he couldn’t "move to the left."

After the match, he revealed that the issue stemmed from skipping his pre-match warm-up and feeling unprepared even before stepping onto the court.

Quote: "This morning was very strange because I didn’t even warm up today. Mentally, I already knew it was going to be a tough day," Sinner told the press.

Reminder: A bizarre incident also occurred during the match when Sinner hit a serve into the net, which damaged a screw holding the net in place. Fixing this issue caused a 20-minute delay.

In the end, Sinner triumphed over Rune with a 3-1 victory (6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2), advancing to the Australian Open quarterfinals.