A night that promised so much for Alex de Minaur ended with another trip back to the drawing board following a loss that will require some serious soul-searching.
Earlier in the day, Iga Swiatek cruised past Emma Navarro 6-1, 6-2 in their Women’s Singles quarter-final while Madison Keys secured a surprising 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elina Svitolina to set up a meeting with Swiatek tomorrow.
Alex de Minaur noticed one very strong comment made about his performance versus Jannik Sinner and he wasn't interested in letting it slide. On Wednesday, the home favorite player exited the Australian Open in the quarterfinal after the No. 1 seed handed him a 6-3 6-2 6-1 loss. Now, the Italian leads their head-to-head 10-0.
Jelena Dokic has launched a staunch defence of Alex de Minaur and his performance against Jannik Sinner on Wednesday night after the Aussie was knocked out of the Australian Open in brutal fashion. De Minaur lost his 10th match in 10 attempts against the World No.1, going down 6-3 6-2 6-1 in the quarter-finals.
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.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner dominated Alex de Minaur on his way to the semifinals by winning all three sets. The 23-year-old demonstrated his strength as world no. 1 in Melbourne when he defeated his opponent 6-3,
Here is everything you need to know about Alex De Minaur vs. Jannik Sinner, including TV and streaming options for the match.
In the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Sunday, Alex de Minaur (ranked No. 8) meets Alex Michelsen (No. 42).In his most recent match on Friday, Michelsen knocked off Karen Khachanov in three
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.
With the win, Jannik Sinner became the youngest player to reach back-to-back men’s singles semi-finals at the Australian Open since Rafael Nadal (2008-09)
To make matters worse, de Minaur has also struggled to beat higher-seeded players throughout his Australian Open career; the Aussie is 15-0 all-time against players ranked lower than him, but just 1-8 against those above him, the lone win coming against then-world no. 87 Gerald Melzer in 2017, his debut at his home Grand Slam.