De Minaur won five games in that fourth-round loss to Djokovic in 2023, and six in his quarter-final defeat to Sinner in this year’s quarter-final. Alex de Minaur claps back at an online troll and he has the full backing of the Grand Slam Daily team.
Alex de Minaur is through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, defeating American giant-killer Alex Michelsen.
Concerned' Djokovic prepares for Australian Open semi-final after Sinner demolishes De Minaur - live - Sinner booked his place in the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over Australia’s De Minaur
That man was Novak Djokovic, the 10-time Australian Open champion, who got lucky to snare a set. They met only once more last year - the Shanghai final - and Sinner did the legend over again. That is the quality of the player de Minaur was trying to take down.
Novak Djokovic's prediction that Alex de Minaur was primed for "great things" at the Australian Open has been vindicated after the local hope came through a tense third round clash on Saturday. De Minaur's hopes of going on a deep run at Melbourne Park are still alive after the 25-year-old came from behind to defeat Argentina's World No.
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.
Jannik Sinner destroyed the Demon to ensure Australia’s wait for a male winner in their own Grand Slam will hit 50 years of hurt. World No.212 Mark Edmonson, who worked as a window cleaner, was the last Aussie male champion way back in 1976.
Follow live text and radio commentary as Alex de Minaur plays Alex Michelsen in the Australian Open fourth round.
Jannik Sinner spoke about the ‘best rivalry at the moment’ between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. The World No. 1 secured another impressive victory in the Australian Open quarterfinals against Alex de Minaur,
Local hope Alex de Minaur has suffered a thumping straight-sets Australian Open quarter-final loss to world No.1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner.
Wednesday should have been a overwhelmingly positive day for Ben Shelton after he reached his second Grand Slam semi-final. However, the 22-year-old decided to use his press conference to hit out