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 lies in the numbers.

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.

MELBOURNE - Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory on Jan 14 while Jasmine Paolini headlines the women’s action.

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 warned his rivals that his famed court coverage was “back” after his well-documented struggles with a hip injury.

MELBOURNE - Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory while Jasmine Paolini headlines the women's action.

Daniil Medvedev and Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory Tuesday while rampant fourth seed Taylor Fritz was among the early winners on day three.

US qualifier Learner Tien stunned No.5 seed Daniil Medvedev beating him in five sets while Danielle Collins made an enemy of the crowd and the Special Ks, who retired hurt.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian Open shock on Tuesday as racquet-smashing 2024 finalist Daniil Medvedev narrowly avoided the same fate.

Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory Tuesday while rampant fourth seed Taylor Fritz was among the early winners ...

We've had some huge upsets, a huge meltdown from Daniil Medvedev and what ... second set of his match against Botic van de Zandschulp where Alex de Minaur stopped play to consult the chair umpire ...

After he took a 4-0 lead De Minaur put his foot on the gas to go ... to find the last Aussie man who won his home grand slam. After Daniil Medvedev got a ticking off on the Australian Open's ...