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.

MELBOURNE - Alex De Minaur kept the home flag flying at the Australian Open as he beat rising American Alex Michelsen 6-0 7-6(5) 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.

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.

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,

He refuses to say exactly what is wrong with him, only that he is “not there health-wise” and has been “a bit dizzy at times”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

Shelton is the 25th American man in the Open Era man to reach the semis in Melbourne. He’s bidding to become the second straight American man to reach a Slam final after Taylor Fritz lost to Sinner in the U.S. Open final, and the first since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open to win a major.

More remarkably: Djokovic has now advanced to his fiftieth major semifinal, after beating Alcaraz in a grueling four-set match that went to about 1:00 am local time in Melbourne. That number sets yet another Djokovic record in men’s tennis, further cementing the athlete’s legendary status.

Home hero Alex de Minaur pulled the plug on Alex Michelsen's electric Australian Open run. The peedy de Minaur raced through eight straight games sparking a 6-0, 7-6(5), 6-3 thrashing of the 20-year-old Michelsen to reach his first Australian Open quarterfinal.

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