Defending champion Jannik Sinner dismissed concerns about his physical state to thrash home hope Alex de Minaur and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
Sinner struggled with illness in his previous match but looked sharp in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory over eighth seed De Minaur.
Two days after being sick before playing Denmark’s Holger Rune and needing to see a doctor, Sinner said he felt “ready” when he woke up on Wednesday.
Sinner denied speculation he had pneumonia, saying blood tests after his fourth-round match were “all good”.
The 23-year-old Italian will face American Ben Shelton in the last four on Friday.
Shelton reached the Melbourne semi-finals for the first time with a battling 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 against Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego.
Meanwhile, A clear double bounce in the quarter-final between Iga Swiatek and Emma Navarro has reignited the debate over how tennis uses video technology.
Navarro lost a point when she trailed 6-1, 2-2 A-40 despite the ball bouncing twice in front of a stretching Swiatek, who went on to win 6-1 6-2.
Because Navarro continued playing, instead of immediately stopping the point, the American eighth seed was unable to challenge the call.
The Australian Open has introduced a video review system for the first time this year – but it can only be used on a point ending call or when a player stops play.
Afterwards Navarro said the incident did not “cause a momentum swing” but still believes there should be a change to the system.
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