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.

It's the biggest match of Alex de Minaur's career – an Australian Open quarter-final against reigning champion and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner.De Minaur has never been to the last four in a major and will have to overcome a 0-9 head-to-head record against the Italian champion.

A semi-final against American Ben Shelton – the lowest-ranked player left in the draw – looms for Sinner, who will avoid 10-time champion Novak Djokovic and second seed Alexander Zverev in the last four. That draw and this performance has brought him tantalisingly close to defending his Australian Open crown.