Alex de Minaur, the world No. 8, and Nick Kyrgios, who is back after a two-year battle with knee and wrist injuries, are the headliners for their country at Melbourne Park. Kyrgios emceed the night session on John Cain Arena Monday, before De Minaur headlines Rod Laver Arena, the pantheon of Australian tennis Tuesday night.

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.

Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina are some of the prominent players who will be in action on the ninth day in Melbourne.

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.

(But) I wanted to come out here," Kokkinakis told reporters post-match. Earlier, Alex de Minaur eased past American qualifier Tristan Boyer in straight sets to advance to the third round.

Emma Raducanu suffered her worst ever loss at a Grand Slam at the hands of Iga Swiatek. The five-time Major winner thrashed Raducanu 6-1 6-0 in just 70 minutes. But Raducanu defended herself, claiming the scoreline was "harsh".

The pair met most recently at the ATP Tour Finals in Turin late last year when Sinner beat the underdone ... Karen Khachanov in the fourth round. Alex de Minaur will face Dutchman Botic van ...

To reach an Australian Open semi-final, Alex de Minaur will need ... Finals in Turin late last year when Sinner beat the underdone Aussie star 6-3, 6-4. De Minaur, 25, secured a valuable top ...

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Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur are some of the prominent players who will be in action on the seventh day in Melbourne.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and women’s second seed Iga Swiatek will lead the action on Day 7 of the 2025 Australian Open. The third-round action is set to wind up on Saturday.

The numbers are showing how top-ranked Australian Alex de Minaur is living up to his No.8 seeding at Australian Open 2025.