The Italian king Sinner, who is seeking to defend his title, survived the turbulence of losing the first set in the men's singles round of the 2025 Australian Open on the 16th local time, and reversed the host player Skulkett, who is ranked 173 in the world, 4:6, 6:4, 6:1, 6:3, and advanced to the round of 32. ”

Italian champion Sinner is looking to defend his title

Sinner had a bumpy start to the tournament against an unfamiliar Skulkett, who had lost the first set since the round of 32 at the Shanghai Masters last October, saying: "It's always hard to play against a player you don't know well, what happens if I run into him on the junior tour? But I don't play very much in junior matches, and he serves well and plays better than me at the beginning. ”

Reflecting on the victory, Sinner said: "The atmosphere at Melbourne was great, especially against an Australian player, I was happy with my own performance and I didn't take the win for granted, so I'm happy to progress. ”

Despite being seen as the favourite, Sinner said: "Every game here is tough, every player who makes the cut deserves respect, like today is a very difficult game, I still have room to improve, and today you can see that I struggled in the wind, it's very windy here, but I'm going to take the challenge."