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

Alex de Minaur has become the first Australian man since 2015 to reach the Open quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over rising American Alex Michelsen.

Alex de Minaur knows he still has a mountain to climb after reaching the last eight of Australian Open for the first time. Looking to end a 49-year drought since Australia celebrated a local men's winner, de Minaur lodged a convincing 6-0 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 victory over rising American Alex Michelsen on Monday night.

Alex de Minaur busted through his Australian Open fourth-round ceiling with a brutal display against Alex Michelsen. Now, a date with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner looms.

Alex De Minaur has proved that he is good for a place in the quarter-finals at the majors. Now, for the next step.

Alex de Minaur is bidding to reach his first Australian Open quarterfinal, however, talented Alex Michelsen isn't going to make his assignment easy.

He refuses to say exactly what is wrong with him, only that he is “not there health-wise” and has been “a bit dizzy at times”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a workmanlike display, Alex de Minaur calls upon his fighting spirit to defeat Francisco Cerúndolo in four sets and reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park.

Alex de Minaur's Australian Open fourth-round opponent Alex Michelsen has a hip injury he received a medical timeout for in his previous match.

Alex de Minaur has never made it past the fourth round at the Australian Open, but he'll have the opportunity to change that on Monday. In his way, though, is rising star Alex Michelsen. The 20-year-old American upset Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round before defeating both James McCabe and Karen Khachanov in straight sets.

Pat Rafter has warned Alex de Minaur to batten down the hatches as he strives to enter uncharted waters at the Australian Open.