De Minaur won five games in that fourth-round loss to Djokovic in 2023, and six in his quarter-final defeat to Sinner in this year’s quarter-final. Alex de Minaur claps back at an online troll and he has the full backing of the Grand Slam Daily team.

Concerned' Djokovic prepares for Australian Open semi-final after Sinner demolishes De Minaur - live - Sinner booked his place in the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over Australia’s De Minaur

That man was Novak Djokovic, the 10-time Australian Open champion, who got lucky to snare a set. They met only once more last year - the Shanghai final - and Sinner did the legend over again. That is the quality of the player de Minaur was trying to take down.

More remarkably: Djokovic has now advanced to his fiftieth major semifinal, after beating Alcaraz in a grueling four-set match that went to about 1:00 am local time in Melbourne. That number sets yet another Djokovic record in men’s tennis, further cementing the athlete’s legendary status.

Jannik Sinner destroyed the Demon to ensure Australia’s wait for a male winner in their own Grand Slam will hit 50 years of hurt. World No.212 Mark Edmonson, who worked as a window cleaner, was the last Aussie male champion way back in 1976.

Follow live text and radio commentary as Alex de Minaur plays Alex Michelsen in the Australian Open fourth round.

Jannik Sinner spoke about the ‘best rivalry at the moment’ between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. The World No. 1 secured another impressive victory in the Australian Open quarterfinals against Alex de Minaur,

World No.1 and defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner proved far to strong for home hope Alex De Minaur as the Italian sailed into the semi-finals at Melbourne Park with a comprehensive 6-3 6-2 6-1 win.

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.

Wednesday should have been a overwhelmingly positive day for Ben Shelton after he reached his second Grand Slam semi-final. However, the 22-year-old decided to use his press conference to hit out

Shelton is the 25th American man in the Open Era man to reach the semis in Melbourne. He’s bidding to become the second straight American man to reach a Slam final after Taylor Fritz lost to Sinner in the U.S. Open final, and the first since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open to win a major.