Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek Eye Quarter-Finals At Australian Open

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek are eyeing a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday while golden couple Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina hope to extend their family odyssey. Defending champion Sinner breezed through his third-round match in straight sets but his opponent Holger Rune was taken to five for the second time in three matches. The 13th seed from Denmark needs to recover quickly before an afternoon encounter against Sinner in the heat of Rod Laver Arena, where temperatures are forecast to get into the 30s for the second day running.

"I want to raise my level in the next round match," warned Sinner.

Lucky loser Eva Lys had to cancel her flight out of Melbourne after her surprise run to the last 16 but she faces a rampant Swiatek in the evening session.

Five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek did not face a single break point in either of her previous two wins at Melbourne and is in a serious mood to challenge for a maiden Australian Open title.

The Pole brutally disposed of 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 in the third round.

"You never know what's going to happen in the match," said Germany's world number 128 Lys, who is the first women's lucky loser to reach the fourth round since the event moved to Melbourne Park 37 years ago.

"I'm just going to go out and enjoy."

Svitolina and husband Monfils both knocked out world number fours to reach the fourth round on a super Saturday for the happy couple.

Monfils, 38, stunned Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 and Svitolina followed him on to Margaret Court Arena to oust Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.

Ukraine's Svitolina kicks off the day's action on Rod Laver Arena against Russia's Veronika Kudermetova.

Veteran Frenchman Monfils has a later