Through to the quarterfinals of his home Grand Slam tournament for the first time, the Aussie also has a financial motivation for every match he wins.

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 has explained why he slapped his legs during the fourth and final set of his match against Francisco Cerundolo. The No. 8 seed stormed back from a break down to advance to the second week of the Australian Open with a 5-7 7-6 (3) 6-3 6-3 victory.

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.

The Demon made light work of seed-eliminating Alex Michelsen in straight sets, and the home hope aims to end his losing run against the ailing top seed, whose physical decline against Holger Rune could not prevent a 15th consecutive ATP Tour quarter-final.

Alex de Minaur faces a devilish draw through the early stages of the Australian Open while Emerson Jones will take on former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the first round.

Alex de Minaur has roared into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in a rollercoaster round-of-16 victory over American Alex Michelsen. De Minaur barely raised a sweat to take a commanding lead before falling into a hole then powering home for a 6-0,

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,

Alex de Minaur will be aiming to make the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time when he takes on American talent Alex Michelsen at Rod Laver Arena on Monday night. The Australian eighth seed has reached the fourth round on four occasions but has never made it through to the last eight at Melbourne Park.

Here is everything you need to know about Alex De Minaur vs. Alex Michelson, including TV and streaming options for the match.

Jelena Dokic pointed to the recent success of Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter on Thursday to slap down suggestions Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa have struggled on the court due to their relationship. However her comments came before Boulter suffered a shock 3-6 (3-7) 6-2 2-6 loss to Veronika Kudermetova to crash out of the tournament.