Exploring the heated debate around Alex de Minaur's top 10 status, analysing social media criticism and his performance at the 2025 Australian Open.

The rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz is now the greatest show in tennis and fans of the sport must be pinching themselves that the legend has hung around long enough to engage in another great conquest against a champion.

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,

Almost everyone outside of Alex de Minaur’s team has him written off against Jannik Sinner. But the 25-year-old’s history of proving people wrong says he’s got a massive chance against the world No.1.

Alex de Minaur, the world No. 8, and Nick Kyrgios, who is back after a two-year battle with knee and wrist injuries, are the headliners for their country at Melbourne Park. Kyrgios emceed the night session on John Cain Arena Monday, before De Minaur headlines Rod Laver Arena, the pantheon of Australian tennis Tuesday night.

After his previous match against Holger Rune, Sinner had alluded to an unspecified illness that had disrupted his preparation. In the prelude to this one, a rumour swept Melbourne Park that he had pneumonia. It was a misprint. He had pneumatics.

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.

The US ban of TikTok has some feeling glum, while a hot-temper in the Aussie heat has burnt a hole in Medvedev's pocket. Here are the five quick hits from day eight of the Australian Open.

It has been about four months since Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka polished off their US Open titles in comfortable fashion. Sinner dropped only two of 23 sets, while Sabalenka dropped only one of 15, and both won their second Slam titles of 2024 on their way to year-end No. 1 rankings.

Alex de Minaur won his fourth round match at the ... the winners of major championships come from the top six. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz won all four last year as top-four players.

Alex de Minaur has overtaken Novak Djokovic as the tour’s premier returner. If you watch Demon scampering through matches at the Australian Open with a battler’s serve and wonder how in the name of Rodney George Laver he’s reached the headiness and heights of a single-figure world ranking,

Alex de Minaur is the last local hope in the draw ... Botic Van De Zandschulp-- the man who famously upset world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz at last year's US Open -- in his opening match.