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 took on Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round of the Australian Open, and the Australian star was singled out for his display of sportsmanship

Australian star Alex de Minaur forms one half of a tennis power couple with his partner Katie Boulter. The duo both made it safely through the opening round of the Australian Open, with de Minaur rushing from his match at Rod Laver Arena to Kia Arena,

Katie Boulter made history at the Australian Open by securing a British record for the most first-round singles victories at the tournament, overcoming Canadian world No. 98 Rebecca Marino in a tense and thrilling match.