Pat Rafter has warned Alex de Minaur to batten down the hatches as he strives to enter uncharted waters at the Australian Open.

Day 9 of the Australian Open is in the books with Australian Alex de Minaur advancing into the quarterfinals for the first time.

As much as any top player, Sinner has been able to expose De Minaur’s lack of first-strike weaponry. The Aussie’s strength is his scrambling and counterpunching, but Sinner serves too well, hits too hard, places the ball too precisely for his defense to be effective. De Minaur hasn’t found a way to hurt, rattle, of disrupt him.

No. 19 seed Madison Keys scored the big upset on Day 9 of the Australian Open, defeating No. 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.

Alex de Minaur went viral on Wednesday after destroying a tennis critic with an epic reply.

Exciting results from the Australian Open see standout performances, including Alex de Minaur advancing to the quarter-finals after defeating Alex Michelsen. Emma Navarro and Iga Swiatek both secured their spots,

The last of the Australian Open men's quarterfinals takes place in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, in the United States.

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Consider Alex de Minaur after his quarterfinal loss ... as she had to beat Danielle Collins (world No.11), Elena Rybakina (No.7), Elina Svitolina (No.27), Iga Swiatek (No.2) and Aryna Sabalenka ...

Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. With the semifinals done, the first major of the year has its four finalists.

Cleaning out the notes app and notebook, wrapping up a rollicking 2025 Australian Open …A reminder: If you want these columns and the weekly tennis mailbags sent directly to your email, just DM me.1.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score and game-by-game updates as defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Alexander Zverev in the men's final of the 2025 Australian Open .