Demon’s heavenly draw as great Aussie hope bids for 19-year local first — Australian Open LIVE

Alex de Minaur is hoping to become the first Aussie male to make three straight fourth-round appearances at Melbourne Park since Lleyton Hewitt as he faces Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli. Live updates!

The No.10 seed has been gifted a kind run into the third round, dropping a set to Milos Raonic but then seeing the big Canadian retire hurt, before cruising past Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets.

Now Cobolli, who defeated No.18 seed Nicolas Jarry in five sets in the opening round, is all that stands between de Minaur and another appearance in the last 16.

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With a victory de Minaur would face either No.29 seed Sebastian Korda or No.5 seed Andrey Rublev on Sunday night. Korda and Rublev face off tonight in the second match on Margaret Court Arena.

The last Aussie man to make three straight fourth rounds (or better) at the Australian Open, Hewitt, achieved the feat across 2003-05 – reaching the final in 2005.

On Rod Laver Arena, No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic faces another difficult test in the form of Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

Djokovic has looked a little vulnerable in his first two matches, dropping the second set against teenager Dino Prizmic and Australia’s Alexei Popyrin before rallying back to win.

However, Etcheverry has been in fine form in Melbourne having dispatched both Andy Murray and Gael Monfils in straight sets.

After the 10-time champion’s match Aussie qualifier Storm Hunter aims to continue her magical run, facing Czech No.9 seed Barbora Krejcikova.

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