Luciano Darderi smiles and accepts the cheers of the crowd as he crunches a forehand return winner.

However, his joy is short-lived. The next point, he watches as a forehand sails long. Cue shouting and gesturing. 15-all.

Jannik Sinner holds to 15, adding another ace and another forehand winner to his tally.

Luciano Darderi is absolutely incensed after producing yet another unforced error - this time on his forehand - at a crucial moment. It was almost identical to the previous point.

He smacks a ball away in frustration before heading to his chair.

Jannik Sinner has an early break in the second set.

Jannik Sinner returns a scond serve deep into the court and Luciano Darderi concedes the point with an unforced error, sending a backhand long.

Rinse. Repeat.

Luciano Darderi's first serve/second serve struggles continue.

He lands three first serves in a row and although Jannik Sinner gets a racquet on two of them, he can't put them into court: 40-15.

However, Sinner returns a second serve deep into the court and Darderi nets his forehand reply for 40-30 before a double fault invites further pressure.

The crowd is definitely behind Luciano Darderi. They want to see a contest and he's delivering at the start of the second set, leaving Jannik Sinner eating the ball's dust with a heavily-struck cross-court forehand: 15-all.

He gets another point on the board as Sinner overcooks a backhand on the approach but it's an otherwise comfortable hold to 30 for the second seed.

Luciano Darderi has a huge grin on his face as he comes out on top of a long point for 40-30. The Italian 22nd seed walloped a couple of volleys at Jannik Sinner before eventually breaking the defending champion's resistance.

He secures the hold with an ace and lets out a shout. Consecutive service holds.

Henry Patten couldn't make it three British players in the men's doubles quarter-finals.

The second seed and his Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara lost in straight sets to Czech pair Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl.

Nouza/Rikl will face Briton - and sixth seed - Neal Skupski and his American partner Christian Harrison in the quarter-finals. Luke Johnson and Jan Zielinski meet fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic.

Julian Cash is the last Brit standing in the mixed doubles. The third seed, partnering Demi Schuurs, is currently in action in his second-round match against Manuel Guinard and Kristina Mladenovic.

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Sealed with a forehand winner. Jannik Sinner holds to love and takes the first set 6-1 in just 27 minutes.

He faced two break points in the opening game of the match but has been unstoppable on serve since then. He's won 18/23 service points, including 93% behind his first serve, and sent down six aces.

A brutal introduction to Margaret Court Arena for Luciano Darderi.

With a couple of aces either side of a backhand error from Luciano Darderi, Jannik Sinner has three set points.

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The crowd are vocal with their support as Luciano Darderi peels off a forehand winner for 30-0.

The following point, they're "oooohing" at the brilliance of Jannik Sinner, who stretches to return a wide serve and sends a perfectly measured forehand winner onto the baseline. Darderi, looking to his left as the ball whistled by, was completely static.

Darderi completes the hold with another forehand winner. He's on the board.

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Two aces in the game as Jannik Sinner completes a routine hold to 15.

He took a couple of points to get going on serve, slipping to 15-40 in the opening game, but since then, he's only dropped two out of 13 points.

Even in defence, Jannik Sinner has an answer for everything, chasing down ball after ball before forcing the backhand mistake from Luciano Darderi.

A third unforced error off his forehand in quick succession leaves Luciano Darderi trailing 15-30.

Although he gets a point back, another forehand error - this one a touch unfortunate with Jannik Sinner's shot clipping the net chord - hands the second seed another break point.

Luciano Darderi succeeds in getting Jannik Sinner on the run on the baseline, dragging the defending champion beyond the tramlines as he chases down a forehand. However, with the court gaping, Darderi nets a routine forehand: 40-0.

Another unforced error on Darderi's forehand completes the hold to love.

Well, it's already looking a little ominous for Luciano Darderi. He won three out of four points behind his first serve in his opening service game and none behind his second. And from 40-30 up, his first serve went walkabout.

An early break for Jannik Sinner.

Jannik Sinner watches a down the line backhand kiss the line and punches his fist. Break point for the second seed.

Luciano Darderi and Jannik Sinner exchange points for 30-all.

Darderi pings an ace down the T to move within a point of the hold but Sinner steps into a second serve and unleashes a short cross-court forehand to force deuce.

Long service games to start this match.

Ace number two of the match, this one down the T for advantage.

A wide serve onto Luciano Darderi's backhand, which he returns into the net, completes the hold.

Under break-point pressure, Jannik Sinner found his serve.

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Jannik Sinner sets up the one-two punch with a wide serve and attacks the short ball with a forehand winner for advantage.

However, a backhand into the net prolongs the service game.

Struggling with his radar, you say? Jannik Sinner lands a couple of first serves, including an ace, to save both break points with ease.

That's me told.