Could the “New Two” of men’s tennis have made a secret pact to split the spoils of the game equally between them? This is not a serious suggestion, I hasten to add. You can see from their intense concentration and wholehearted commitment that Jannik ...

Jannik Sinner may have felt lucky to survive the Australian Open third round but he has rebounded quickly in a straight-sets win over fellow Italian Luciano Darderi to reach the quarterfinals for a ninth consecutive Grand Slam event.