Since the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park in 1988, only six Australian men have reached the tournament's singles quarterfinals.
Mark Edmondson remains famously remembered as the last Australian man to win the Australian Open in 1976, with no one in the Melbourne Park era able to secure the title.
With Alex de Minaur's 2025 quarterfinal marking the first Australian men's appearance at that stage in a decade, the question arises: Could this signal the start of a successful Australian Open run to rival Ash Barty's recent dominance on the women's side?
Or will the emergence of new tennis stars like Sinner, Alcaraz and Zverev, following the era of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, mean we'll have to wait another decade for a resurgence in Australian men's tennis?
Here's a look back at the Australian men who have made it to that tough third-to-last round.
5. Nick Kyrgios (2015)
The sole Australian male quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open in the 2010s came from Nick Kyrgios during his 2015 run, where he was defeated in straight sets by Andy Murray.
While the polarising Kyrgios continued competing at the Australian Open as recently as this year, where he was knocked out in the first round and hinted at retirement after his loss, he did not leave the tournament empty-handed over the years.
In 2022, he won the Australian Open doubles title with fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
