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 kept the home flag flying at the Australian Open as he beat rising American Alex Michelsen 6-0 7-6(5) 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time on Monday.

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

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 has booked a blockbuster quarter-final with world No.1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner after reaching the last eight of Australian Open for the first time.

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,

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 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.

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.