All business for Alex de Minaur, sends a statement with latest Australian Open win

Alex de Minaur sent a statement out to the rest of the field as the Aussie mastered the home crowd again to reach the third round of the Australian Open defeating Tristan Boyer 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday.

De Minaur showcased his service game to its full muster as he clocked a serve of 217km/h and fired down six aces to quell the challenge of the unknown American qualifier who he broke six times in a dominant win.

"Probably the biggest aspect has always been serve, right? Get more free points on serve, that's been a goal for a very long time," he said.

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"Yeah, higher ball speed off the ground ultimately. I've always been able to be aggressive and have that mindset, but keep reminding myself that's the way I want to play.

"Ultimately that's come with work off the court, getting a little bit bigger and stronger. That's definitely helped in those areas."

It wasn't always easy for De Minaur though as he was broken in the opening game of the match but his opponent never really promised an upset as from 2-0 down, it was merely just a rusty start as De Minaur started to take full control.

He reeled off seven straight games to seize command and while the crowd chanted his name, he sealed it in under two hours. The World No.8 seed lives to fight another day.

While De Minaur got through though the same couldn't be said for his compatriot James McCabe who became the latest home hope to exit. He lost out to rising star Alex Michelsen on Thursday. He lost 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 in favour of the American. Tristan Schoolkate will aim to pull off the biggest shock of the tournament when he currently takes on Jannik Sinner. He currently leads the World Number One 3-2 in the early stages.

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