The Australian Open is over for the locals. Some Australians impressed and others didn't live up to expectations. Here's how we graded them.
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.
Jelena Dokic has warned Alex de Minaur against putting too much focus into the health of opponent Jannik Sinner for their quarter-final clash at the Australian Open. And Wednesday's cooler weather might act as a hindrance to the Aussie star's hopes of progressing.
Here is everything you need to know about Alex De Minaur vs. Jannik Sinner, including TV and streaming options for the match.
Alex de Minaur is through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, defeating American giant-killer Alex Michelsen.
Jannik Sinner, the defending Australian Open champion, destroyed local hope Alex De Minaur in just 108 minutes.
The WTA No. 25 was in the stands of Rod Laver Arena to watch De Minaur break new ground at the Australian Open on Monday, cheering him on as he beat Alex Michelsen in the last 16.
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.
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.
Sinner looks the man to beat at Melbourne Park and is the favourite to defend his Australian Open title. But his campaign in Australia is shrouded in controversy, with a doping saga hanging over his head and a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport set down for April.
Keys raised her game, though, breaking Svitolina in both the final sets while staying rock-solid on serve. Shelton, the 21st seed, is the last American in the men's singles draw, having carried on after the third round demise of US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz and the quarterfinal exit of 12th seed Tommy Paul.