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.

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.

Tennis legend John McEnroe has a caused stir in commentary having claimed Novak Djokovic was 'fooling' Carlos Alcaraz with his injury at the Australian Open as an old Alex de Minaur swipe has resurfaced.

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.

Alex de Minaur has enjoyed a friendly reception from British crowds but now finds himself back playing in front of fans from his home country at the start of 2025

Follow live text and radio commentary as Alex de Minaur plays Alex Michelsen in the Australian Open fourth round.

The Italian world number one showed no signs of the illness that hampered him in his last match to emphatically fly past the eighth seed 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena.

It's been 23 years since an Australian man has won a grand slam title. When Lleyton Hewitt won Wimbledon in 2002, his second major at 21 years of age, there looked to be plenty of Aussie success to come at grand slams.

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.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, and game-by-game updates as Eva Lys and Iga Swiatek square off beofre Alex de Minaur takes on American star Alex Michelsen.

Jannik Sinner has achieved more impressive statistical feats with his statement win over Alex de Minaur at the 2025 Australian Open.