It was the opening round of the 2017 Australian Open in de Minaur’s first main draw at his first major championship in his home country, when the then-17-year-old saved a match point in the fourth set before beating Gerald Melzer in five sets and almost four hours.
Alex de Minaur, the world No. 8, and Nick Kyrgios, who is back after a two-year battle with knee and wrist injuries, are the headliners for their country at Melbourne Park. Kyrgios emceed the night session on John Cain Arena Monday, before De Minaur headlines Rod Laver Arena, the pantheon of Australian tennis Tuesday night.
Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev and Greek Maria Sakkari crashed out after first-round losses while Ons Jabeur, Daniil Medvedev, and Alex de Minaur marched ahead on Tuesday.
We've had some huge upsets, a huge meltdown from Daniil Medvedev and what ... second set of his match against Botic van de Zandschulp where Alex de Minaur stopped play to consult the chair umpire ...
Alex De Minaur warned his rivals that his famed court coverage was “back” after his well-documented struggles with a hip injury.
US qualifier Learner Tien stunned No.5 seed Daniil Medvedev beating him in five sets while Danielle Collins made an enemy of the crowd and the Special Ks, who retired hurt.
According to the official ATP website, de Minaur has taken home US$15,303,985 (approx. AU$23,645,905) in tournament winnings. That sum includes prize money from both singles and doubles events.
Alex de Minaur won ... and schedule Five quick hits: Medvedev's meltdown and rowdy crowd warned 'Rattled' Birrell opens up after last minute opponent change De Minaur flew through the first ...
Alex de Minaur got his Australian Open campaign off to the perfect start under the lights at Rod Laver Arena as he eased to a straight sets win over Botic van de Zandschulp. The Aussie broke the ...
Worrying claims from Corentin Moutet that he fainted before his match, Alex de Minaur shows his fighting spirit, and America's next generation announce themselves to the world. Here are the five quick hits from day seven of the Australian Open.
Jannik Sinner continued his quest for consecutive Australian Open titles with a clinical deconstruction of Alex De Minaur in the last of the men’s singles quarter-finals.