Tennis fans have expressed their surprise after it was confirmed on Wednesday that Alex de Minaur won't defend his back-to-back titles at the Mexican Open next month. The ATP 500 event in Acapulco released its official entry list on Wednesday,

Alex De Minaur, Aleksandar Vukic and Olympic champs John Peers and Matt Ebden to square off against Sweden in Stockholm.

It means Hewitt has been forced to call up Aleksandar Vukic for his Davis Cup debut and recall doubles veterans John Peers and Matt Ebden. Vukic is playing the tennis of his life, making the third round of the Australian Open and surging to World No.66 in the ATP rankings.

Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter were seen cheering each other on during the Australian Open. Find out more here.

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.

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.

Alex de Minaur is yet to record a win over Jannik Sinner, but he has received a hint on how he can compete with the world number one in their Australian Open quarterfinal on Wednesday.

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,

Jannik Sinner disposed of Holger Rune in four sets in the fourth round of the Australian Open as the World No. 1 player looks to make it back-to-back Grand Slam

Sinner toppled de Minaur 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in an hour and 48 minutes at Rod Laver Arena, shuttering the dreams of the home nation. De Minaur will have to find improvements to become a Major contender, having lost all five Australian Open matches versus the top-10 rivals!

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.