A touching moment unfolded after Alex de Minaur claimed a 0-6, 6-7 (5-7), 3-6 victory against American star Alex Michelsen on Monday night.
It is the first time he has reached the quarterfinals at his local Slam and there was great emotion on the part of his family at the end of the match.
Michelelsen trailed 3-5 but fought hard in the final game in an attempt to take the match to the fourth set.
And at one point, the American got a break point, taking a 40-30 lead in the ninth game of the third set.
Sitting below us in the press box, Alex de Minaur’s mother Esther became nervous after her son took two errant shots, one of them inside the net and another beyond the baseline, to go down 15-30. But he recovered to take the final game to two.
Scenes of jubilation later erupted in the 14,820-capacity stadium after he converted a match point, with De Miñaur’s mother Esther breaking down in tears.
MInaur’s Alex’s mother, Esther (left), broke down in tears Monday night as her son moved forward and achieved a big milestone in his career.

De Minaur booked his place in the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in his career and his mother was emotional at the end of the match.

The 25-year-old roared to victory over American rising star Alex Michelsen in three sets to book his place in the last 16 of the Australian Open.
She covered her eyes as they filled with tears, before standing up to give de Minaur’s new fiancée, Katie Boulter, sitting in a row in front of her, a big hug.
The pair were seen exchanging a few words as the crowd applauded the local Australian favorite’s big win against Michelsen.
“His mother, Esther, (is) overwhelmed,” Todd Woodbridge said on the Channel 9 broadcast.
De Minaur has only lost one set so far in the tournament, but he will face a tough challenge in the quarterfinals: world number one, Jannik Sinner.
There was another touching moment during their on-court interview, when De Minaur was pressed about his recent engagement to Boulter, whose Australian Open campaign came to an end last week after Veronika Kudermetova defeated her.
When asked if her commitment to Boulter had anything to do with her great form last week, De Minaur said: “I don’t believe in coincidences, but when you are happy off the court, you play good tennis on the court.” .’
Notably, De Minaur ran from the Rod Laver Arena to the Kia Arena after her first round match against Botic van de Zandschulp to watch the end of Boulter’s first round victory against Rebecca Marino, while Boulter also watched as her boyfriend made way. Francisco Cerundolo on Saturday night.
He and Sinner will go head to head in a mouth-watering showdown on Wednesday.

Esther was also seen sharing a few words with De Minaur’s new fiancée, Katie Boulter, who was sitting across from her during the match.

She and Boulter were then seen sharing a hug as De Minaur approached to give an interview on the pitch.
If De Minaur progresses, he will be one step closer to becoming the first local star to win the Australian Open men’s singles for the first time in 49 years. Mark Edmonson was the last to achieve the feat in 1976, when the tournament was still played at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.
Reflecting on his achievement, De Minaur revealed that he had previously felt as if the “slam had slipped away.”
“I’m super happy, super happy to finally make a breakthrough, to finally achieve that milestone here at the Australian Open,” De Minaur said of finally reaching the quarterfinals, this being his eighth main draw appearance in Melbourne.
‘It feels like the slam that kept slipping away where I felt like I had a little bit of a barrier in the fourth round.
“So it feels really good to finally pass another milestone in my career.”
The world number 8 reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open in 2024, but never made it past the round of 16.
‘I think I have expressed enough about my ambitions and goals at the Slams. “For too long I felt like I wasn’t performing on the biggest stages of the biggest tournaments,” he added.
“In the end I knew that if I wanted to be a better player and be in the top 10, these were the tournaments where I had to start performing much better.

The Australian reflected on the match and admitted his joy at reaching the quarter-finals, before stating that he was enjoying the next match against Jannik Sinner.

It was also a tough loss for rising American star Michelsen, who had knocked out Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round.

De Minaur has only won once in his last 10 matches against Sinner (pictured) but was relishing the opportunity to play against the world number one later this week.
‘I have worked very hard on myself to have these opportunities and opportunities. It hasn’t happened overnight. It has been a long process.
“But I’m glad I’m showing this consistency, and it’s a good feeling to have, yes, four consecutive Slam quarterfinals.”
The 25-year-old has faced Sinner 10 times during his career, but has only won one of those matches, with the Italian withdrawing from their clash at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris in 2023.
De Minaur was questioned about the statistic during his press conference and, although he paid tribute to the world number one, he revealed his mentality ahead of the match.
‘You know, the best thing about tennis is that once you go out on the court, they both start at 0-0, right? It’s a brand new day, a brand new game and anything can happen. Sports are unpredictable.
“That’s exactly the mentality I’m going to have going into that game. I’m looking forward to it. Those are the games I want to play. Ultimately, if anything, it will be my first game in the entire tournament where I’m the loser and I don’t have all the pressure and expectations of having to win.
“So it’s very exciting and I’m looking forward to it.”
But he also gave a taste of what he believes awaits him on Wednesday, with De Minaur stating: “Yes, (I have to) prepare for a battle from the first point to the last.” ‘