Young American Alex Michelsen has held his nerve to send Greek crowd favourite Stefanos Tsitsipas packing in a massive first-round boilover at the Australian Open, opening up a favourable draw for top local hope, Alex de Minaur.

Alex de Minaur overcame a one-set deficit and his own serving yips Saturday afternoon to defeat 31st-seed Francisco Cerundolo in a marathon third-round Australian Open match.

Alex de Minaur is bidding to reach his first Australian Open quarterfinal, however, talented Alex Michelsen isn't going to make his assignment easy.

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Alex de Minaur knows he still has a mountain to climb after reaching the last eight of Australian Open for the first time. Looking to end a 49-year drought since Australia celebrated a local men's winner, de Minaur lodged a convincing 6-0 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 victory over rising American Alex Michelsen on Monday night.

Alex de Minaur has progressed to the last eight of the Australian Open for the first time after a comfortable win over Alex Michelsen on Monday night. The Aussie eighth seed made a phenomenal start, winning the first eight games in the hugely impressive 6-0, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win over the plucky American.

De Minaur rose to World No.8 before the tournament started to give him an all-important top seeding at Melbourne Park, meaning he can't face a higher-ranked opponent until the quarter-finals. The Aussie has never made it past the round of 16 at his home slam but has the best chance to do that this year,

Alex de Minaur will be aiming to make the Australian ... Standing in his way is 20-year-old future star Michelsen, who has dumped out Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov from the Australian ...

Jelena Dokic pointed to the recent success of Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter on Thursday to slap down suggestions Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa have struggled on the court due to their relationship. However her comments came before Boulter suffered a shock 3-6 (3-7) 6-2 2-6 loss to Veronika Kudermetova to crash out of the tournament.

In a workmanlike display, Alex de Minaur calls upon his fighting spirit to defeat Francisco Cerúndolo in four sets and reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park.

Pat Rafter is warning Alex de Minaur to batten down the hatches ... But in taking out 2023 Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and 19th-seeded former semi-finalist Karen Khachanov already this ...