Lleyton Hewitt was involved in a funny moment with Channel 9 colleague John Millman at the Australian Open on Tuesday night, with Millman accusing the Aussie tennis legend of lying. Hewitt was in Alex de Minaur's coaching pod at court-level alongside the Aussie star's head coach Adolfo Gutierrez during his clash with Botic van de Zandschulp.

Coco Gauff and partner Andrey Rublev shone in a mixed doubles charity match at Rod Laver Arena, with Gauff's serves nearing 200 kph. Following her strides in technique under coaches Matt Daly and JC Faurel,

Kyrgios: The Trip is Over Striking from all areas of the court, Fonseca was pure fire. In a clash of former junior world No. 1 players, Fonseca was not fazed by Rublev's power or his debut on Margaret Court Arena.

Alex de Minaur gave insight into the depths of his injury struggles after making the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.

Alex de Minaur busted through his Australian Open fourth-round ceiling with a brutal display against Alex Michelsen. Now, a date with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner looms.

Novak Djokovic's prediction that Alex de Minaur was primed for "great things" at the Australian Open has been vindicated after the local hope came through a tense third round clash on Saturday. De Minaur's hopes of going on a deep run at Melbourne Park are still alive after the 25-year-old came from behind to defeat Argentina's World No.

So it proved when three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev was ousted by impressive American qualifier Learner Tien in a second-round match that finished close to 3am on Friday. Draper, meanwhile, arrived in press past 2am on Saturday after his marathon win over Vukic.

A change in the rules of tennis and the introduction of courtside coaching pods have opened the floodgates for a previously outlawed practice.

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.

The Sydneysider is holding out hope of a Davis Cup call-up for Australia’s injury-ravaged squad after a heartbreaking end to his career-best Australian Open.

But it is clear there is a new star on the horizon in 18-year-old Joao Fonseca, a Brazilian who is setting the tennis circuit alight with his dazzling form while showing a maturity beyond his years. Good judges have been talking about his talent for months.

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.