Defending champion Jannik Sinner had his feathers ruffled early on by local wildcard Tristan Schoolkate on Thursday before recovering his ice-cool composure to reach the third round of the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 win.

Jannik Sinner is two from two in the pre-Australian Open test matches. After ousting Alexei Popyrin, Sinner faced Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday night at Rod Laver Arena. The Italian beat the Greek 6-3,

Jannik Sinner ya entrena en la Rod Laver Arena. Calentando motores para lo que se nos viene justo en una semana. Aquí, junto a Cruz Hewitt, hijo del gran Lleyton Hewitt, que también participará en el torneo a sus 16 años. pic.twitter.com/ZsJuNU7iBL

Defending champ Jannik Sinner drops set for first time since October, but rallies for win; American Danielle Collins plays villain while advancing.

In front of a hospitable crowd, the Italian overcame Nicolas Jarry—a once-suspended opponent who threw everything at him—7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-1.

On Tuesday, Sinner stepped on Rod Laver Arena alongside Alexei Popyrin for a test match. The Italian prevailed 6-4, 7-6 in an hour and 37 minutes for his first winning vibes in Melbourne this year.

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Elsewhere, Australian wildcard James McCabe was knocked out as American world No.42 Alex Michelsen claimed a steady 7-5 6-3 7-6 (7-4) victory. McCabe earned the biggest pay day of his career at $200,000. The 21-year-old defeated Spain’s Martin Landaluce in straight sets in the first round for his maiden win at a grand slam.

American commentator John McEnroe is copping it from tennis fans after a poorly prepared interview with world No.1 Jannik Sinner on Thursday night. Sinner survived an almighty scare to keep his Australian Open title defence alive with a hard-fought win over local wildcard Tristan Schoolkate.

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MELBOURNE - Defending champion Jannik Sinner recovered his composure after an early setback to storm into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday but Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca's first Grand Slam campaign came to an end in the second round.