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 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.

After telling fans on the weekend his "legs are back", Alex de Minaur proved it on his way to the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Alex de Minaur moved into the second round of the Australian Open after an eventful match that saw the star display his real character.

Alex de Minaur took on Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round of the Australian Open, and the Australian star was singled out for his display of sportsmanship

Alex de Minaur is yet to record a win over Jannik Sinner, but he has received a hint on how he can compete with the world number one in their Australian Open quarterfinal on Wednesday.

Alex de Minaur could do no wrong on Tuesday night. The Australian was clinical on his way through to the second round with a 6-1 7-5 6-4 win over Dutchman Botic van der Zandschulp. If the tennis world didn’t already know it, one classy gesture during the second set showed why many believe there is a halo that sits above the 25-year-old’s head.

Alex de Minaur has begun his Australian Open campaign with a hard-fought win over Botic van de Zandschulp on Tuesday night. The Aussie made a hot start before weathering some heavy hitting from his opponent to seal a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 victory.

Jannik Sinner hopes to join Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Australian Open when he faces off against home favourite Alex De Minaur at the Rod Laver Arena this morning. Sinner has had a relatively easy time of things so far and avoided a potential stumbling block with a four-set victory over Holger Rune in the fourth round.

It's the second day of Australian Open quarter-finals with blockbusters galore spread throughout including reigning champion Jannik Sinner and local hope Alex de Minaur. The Australian will have to overcome a horrible win-loss record against the world no.