Sinner finds his ‘safe space’ on the court as he targets title repeat

MelbournecTypeface:> Jannik Sinner will bid to be the master of his “safe place” again as he chases a second consecutive Australian Open title. The world number one has dropped only two sets on his way to the final at Melbourne Park, where he will take on Alexander Zverev. But there have been signs of the tension and pressure that Sinner is feeling, with the Italian battling illness in a gruelling fourth-round win over Holger Rune and then cramping in the semi-finals against Ben Shelton on Friday despite winning in straight sets. Sinner faces a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in April after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed against the decision not to ban him following two failed doping tests last March. (PA Media/dpa)