Local hope Alex de Minaur has suffered a thumping straight-sets Australian Open quarter-final loss to world No.1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner.

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.

In the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, Jannik Sinner faces Alex de Minaur.In his most recent match on Sunday, Sinner took down Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in four sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2,

Alex de Minaur noticed one very strong comment made about his performance versus Jannik Sinner and he wasn't interested in letting it slide. On Wednesday, the home favorite player exited the Australian Open in the quarterfinal after the No. 1 seed handed him a 6-3 6-2 6-1 loss. Now, the Italian leads their head-to-head 10-0.

Jannik Sinner continued his quest for consecutive Australian Open titles with a clinical deconstruction of Alex De Minaur in the last of the men’s singles quarter-finals.

Defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner easily dispatches host country's last hope; Ben Shelton takes on-court interviewers to task.

Jannik Sinner turned on the style to beat Alex de Minaur in sparkling fashion in the Australian Open quarter-finals, with former world No 1 suggesting the latest performances from the Italian were elevating him towards the ‘all-time greats’ in tennis.

MELBOURNE–Defending champion Jannik Sinner dismissed eighth seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-2 6-1 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and extend the country’s decades-long wait for another homegrown singles winner at the Grand Slam on Wednesday.