Alex de Minaur has reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time, setting up an epic last-eight match with world no.1 and reigning champion Jannik Sinner.

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,

Alex de Minaur kept the Aussie dream of a home-grown men’s champion alive by moving into his first Australian Open quarterfinal in front of another sell-out Rod Laver Arena crowd on Monday night. Previously, De Minaur had played his way into the last eight at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, but never on home soil.

Alex de Minaur is the first Australian to reach a men's singles quarter-final at the Australian Open since Nick Kyrgios in 2015

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

Alex de Minaur gave a cute nod to his fiance, Katie Boulter, after reaching his first Australian Open quarter-final. The world No. 8 downed rising star Alex Michelsen 6-0 7-6 (5) 6-3 on Monday to break new ground at his home Grand Slam tournament.

Jannik Sinner heads into the quarterfinals in scorching hot form, as his path so far has been pretty clinical, dropping just two sets in four rounds of action. Serving solidly, Sinner sent down 14 aces against Holger Rune in his 6-3,

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 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.

Alex de Minaur's Australian Open fourth-round opponent Alex Michelsen has a hip injury he received a medical timeout for in his previous match.