Alex de Minaur’s mum was all of us as she watched her son move through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.

Melbourne's famously unpredictable weather is conspiring against Alex de Minaur at the Australian Open, with much cooler conditions expected for his quarter-final showdown against Jannik Sinner. Australia's World No.

Alex de Minaur is through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, defeating American giant-killer Alex Michelsen.

This was de Minaur’s fourth consecutive trip to the round-of-16 in Melbourne, including straight-sets defeats from Sinner (2022) and Novak Djokovic (2023) before the heartbreak of losing to Andrey Rublev last year from two-sets-to-one up.

Australian number one Alex de Minaur recovered quickly after a dip in his level to move into the Australian Open second round with a 6-1 7-5 6-4 win over dangerous Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp on Tuesday.

Despite having the strongest depth since the 1980s, the Australian men have suffered a major wipeout at Melbourne Park, leaving Alex De Minaur to fly the flag.

That means there is a clear path for de Minaur to make the Australian Open final if he plays at his absolute best - and if Sinner remains below his. The Aussie’s match is the second of the night session on Rod Laver Arena, meaning it will start around 8:30/9pm local time.

He’s shown what an incredible tennis player he is, and he’s ranked (in) top 10 in the world, and has been there for a whole year, which is not an easy thing to do. I’ve learnt so many different ways of becoming a better tennis player.

First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the

Alex de Minaur will enter his blockbuster Australian Open clash with world No.1 Jannik Sinner as the only man to make four straight grand quarter-finals.

Alex de Minaur is yet to record a win over Jannik Sinner, but he has received a hint on how he can compete with the world number one in their Australian Open quarterfinal on Wednesday.