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.

Pressure is said to be a privilege, and this has never been lost on Alex de Minaur, but the world number eight has become accustomed to bearing the weight of expectation.

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.

Twenty years on from Lleyton Hewitt’s storeyed run to the Australian Open final, his heir apparent Alex de Minaur is charting his own course towards the Promised Land at Melbourne Park.

Alex de Minaur is on a collision course with reigning champion Jannik Sinner after his name was called in the same quarter of the Australian Open draw.

Alex de Minaur ticked off yet another milestone in his illustrious career Monday, taking down American Alex Michelsen to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the very first time.

Watch the match highlights between Alex Michelsen & Alex de Minaur in Round 4 of the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament Tennis.