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Sinner blasts past Khachanov into Australian Open last eight

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Italy's Jannik Sinner blasted past Russia's Karen Khachanov into the Australian Open quarter-finals
Italy's Jannik Sinner blasted past Russia's Karen Khachanov into the Australian Open quarter-finalsAFP
In-form Jannik Sinner sent last year's semi-finalist Karen Khachanov tumbling out of the Australian Open Sunday as he swept into the last eight.

The 22-year-old fourth seed proved too hot to handle on Margaret Court Arena, blazing to a 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 win to keep his record of not dropping a set during the tournament intact.

He will play either Australian Alex de Minaur, seeded 10, or fifth-seed Russian Andrey Rublev for a place in the semi-finals.

It was a sterner test this time for the Italian, who charged through his previous two matches for the loss of just 10 games, but still a comfortable win.

"He is an incredible player, I just tried to stay there mentally and physically," said Sinner.

"We have quite similar game plans... I just tried to mix up the game and I'm very happy."

Sinner had won two of the pair's previous three matches. Khachanov's sole victory came when he recovered from 0-2 down to win over five sets in the 2020 US Open first round.

Since then, Sinner has firmly established himself as a member of the sport's elite, while Khachanov has struggled against top-10 opponents.

With the wind in his sails, the Italian broke early in the first set and repelled everything the Muscovite threw at him.

The second set was a tighter affair before Sinner pounced with a forehand winner at the end of an 18-shot rally to break for 6-5 then served out to love.

The pattern was similar in the third set, with Khachanov always on the back foot and chasing the match.

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