Alex de Minaur overcame a one-set deficit and his own serving yips Saturday afternoon to defeat 31st-seed Francisco Cerundolo in a marathon third-round Australian Open match.

In a workmanlike display, Alex de Minaur calls upon his fighting spirit to defeat Francisco Cerúndolo in four sets and reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park.

Francisco Cerundolo (No. 31 ranking) will face Alex de Minaur (No. 8) in the Round of 32 of the Australian Open on Friday, January 17.Cerundolo moved on to the Round of 32 after his last match

Alex de Minaur has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round. Is this the year he advances further?

A remarkable reflex volley has helped Alex de Minaur avoid disaster and progress to the last 16 of the Australian Open. De Minaur battled to a 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-3 victory over 31st seed Francisco Cerundolo in a gruelling match that went a tick under four hours.

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.

Jelena Dokic has warned Alex de Minaur against putting too much focus into the health of opponent Jannik Sinner for their quarter-final clash at the Australian Open. And Wednesday's cooler weather might act as a hindrance to the Aussie star's hopes of progressing.

In the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Sunday, Alex de Minaur (ranked No. 8) meets Alex Michelsen (No. 42).In his most recent match on Friday, Michelsen knocked off Karen Khachanov in three

Alex de Minaur is bidding to equal a career-best result at the Australian Open in his third round match versus Francisco Cerundolo at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday. The eighth-seeded Aussie will reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the fourth time if he can get past the Argentine 31st seed.

To make matters worse, de Minaur has also struggled to beat higher-seeded players throughout his Australian Open career; the Aussie is 15-0 all-time against players ranked lower than him, but just 1-8 against those above him, the lone win coming against then-world no. 87 Gerald Melzer in 2017, his debut at his home Grand Slam.

Alex de Minaur has fought through a near-four-hour epic to keep his Australian Open title dream alive with a four-set third-round win over Francesco Cerundolo.