Lleyton Hewitt was involved in a funny moment with Channel 9 colleague John Millman at the Australian Open on Tuesday night, with Millman accusing the Aussie tennis legend of lying. Hewitt was in Alex de Minaur's coaching pod at court-level alongside the Aussie star's head coach Adolfo Gutierrez during his clash with Botic van de Zandschulp.
From the moment a young de Minaur hit the scene he was compared to Hewitt – and for good reason ... After surrendering a two-sets-to-one lead against Andrey Rublev to fall in the fourth round ...
Coco Gauff and partner Andrey Rublev shone in a mixed doubles charity match at Rod Laver Arena, with Gauff's serves nearing 200 kph. Following her strides in technique under coaches Matt Daly and JC Faurel,
Kyrgios: The Trip is Over Striking from all areas of the court, Fonseca was pure fire. In a clash of former junior world No. 1 players, Fonseca was not fazed by Rublev's power or his debut on Margaret Court Arena.
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.
So it proved when three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev was ousted by impressive American qualifier Learner Tien in a second-round match that finished close to 3am on Friday. Draper, meanwhile, arrived in press past 2am on Saturday after his marathon win over Vukic.
Alex de Minaur gave insight into the depths of his injury struggles after making the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.
Novak Djokovic's prediction that Alex de Minaur was primed for "great things" at the Australian Open has been vindicated after the local hope came through a tense third round clash on Saturday. De Minaur's hopes of going on a deep run at Melbourne Park are still alive after the 25-year-old came from behind to defeat Argentina's World No.
A change in the rules of tennis and the introduction of courtside coaching pods have opened the floodgates for a previously outlawed practice.
On the cusp of snapping his Australian Open round of 16 hoodoo and reaching a fourth straight major quarter-final, the story behind the incremental improvements for Australia’s best player Alex de Minaur lie in the numbers.
The Sydneysider is holding out hope of a Davis Cup call-up for Australia’s injury-ravaged squad after a heartbreaking end to his career-best Australian Open.
On the cusp of snapping his Australian Open round of 16 hoodoo and reaching a fourth straight major quarter-final, the story behind the incremental improvements for Australia’s best player Alex de Minaur lie in the numbers.