A night that promised so much for Alex de Minaur ended with another trip back to the drawing board following a loss that will require some serious soul-searching.

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

Jelena Dokic has launched a staunch defence of Alex de Minaur and his performance against Jannik Sinner on Wednesday night after the Aussie was knocked out of the Australian Open in brutal fashion. De Minaur lost his 10th match in 10 attempts against the World No.1, going down 6-3 6-2 6-1 in the quarter-finals.

Australia’s biggest hope, Alex de Minaur, reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in his career, becoming the first Australian male to do so since Nick Kyrgios in 2015.

Alex de Minaur was given a blunt reminder on Wednesday night of the level he needs to reach if he is to ever taste victory in a grand slam tournament.

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.

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.

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.

A thrashing in your home Grand Slam is tough for anyone take. Alex de Minaur was dismantled by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Defending

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.

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,