Alex de Minaur admits he was relieved to get through a tricky Davis Cup rubber against Sweden's Mikael Ymer after bouncing back from his brutal quarter-final defeat at the Australian Open. De Minaur and late-blooming Davis Cup debutant Aleksandar Vukic put Australia in the box seat to progress past Sweden in Stockholm after winning their singles rubbers in straight sets.

Alex de Minaur wins the opening rubber in Australia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie against Sweden in Stockholm.

Tennis fans have expressed their surprise after it was confirmed on Wednesday that Alex de Minaur won't defend his back-to-back titles at the Mexican Open next month. The ATP 500 event in Acapulco released its official entry list on Wednesday,

Straight-set wins for Alex de Minaur and Aleksandar Vukic place Australia in a commanding position in the Davis

Alex de Minaur has fired back at a British tennis blogger who criticised his hapless Australian Open performance against Jannik Sinner in a late-night social media comment which has now gone viral.

Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter were seen cheering each other on during the Australian Open. Find out more here.

It means Hewitt has been forced to call up Aleksandar Vukic for his Davis Cup debut and recall doubles veterans John Peers and Matt Ebden. Vukic is playing the tennis of his life, making the third round of the Australian Open and surging to World No.66 in the ATP rankings.

Lleyton Hewitt, captain of the Culture Amp Australian Davis Cup Team, is delighted with the multiple positives among

De Minaur is the first Aussie male to reach the last eight at Melbourne Park since Nick Kyrgios in 2015. The achievement was not lost on his mum Esther with video of her emotional response going viral. You can watch the adorable moment in the video player below.

Alex de Minaur is yet to record a win over Jannik Sinner, but he has received a hint on how he can compete with the world number one in their Australian Open quarterfinal on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Iga Swiatek cruised past Emma Navarro 6-1, 6-2 in their Women’s Singles quarter-final while Madison Keys secured a surprising 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elina Svitolina to set up a meeting with Swiatek tomorrow.

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.