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.

Aussie tennis fans saddened after Alex de Minaur's loss to Jannik Sinner will have something to celebrate with an all-Australian mixed doubles final set to deliver a home win for the nation. Fans coming to cheer for de Minaur on Rod Laver Arena were left stunned on Wednesday night as Sinner extended his record to 10-0 against the Aussie after

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.