Alex 5-3 in the last.

WooHoo............

ALEX DE MINAUR....................the new Australian tennis champ.

Forget the 3 stooges...............we have our new focus in Aussie tennis. 

FANTASTIC RESULT!!!!!

Could not agree with you more Kopes:

'Forget the 3 stooges...............we have our new focus in Aussie tennis.'

Well said ......... onward and upward Alex 

Congratulations also to John Millman who put up a leonine effort only to be defeated in the fifth set.

Laughing here because I know he does not read here - just wanted to record my appreciation of his efforts.

What a day!

More Aussies into the 3rd Round!

Alex Bolt

Alexei Popyrin

Alex De Minaur

Ash Barty

The 'A's have it - not to mention the 'Alexes'

Well done - we have some unrecognised depth!

..... not forgetting:

Kimberly Birrell is into the 3rd Round also!

A total of FIVE!!!!

Aren't you glad I told you friends 

Our Ash played a wonderful game today - through to the 4th Round!

Alex can hold his head up high - his tenacity faced with Rafa was amazing, particularly that last match point!

His future as Australia's representative is assured.

Kimberly can hold her head up high as well - Kerber (whose birthday it is or was today) is just in brilliant form.  Happy birthday Angelique.

An enjoyable Friday of tennis ..... bring on the weekend

~~~~~waving to friends, posting or not~~~~~

she did well yesterday, Ash Barty Laney

we watched te end of Alex/Rafal game.  he'll be back next year

Morning Deb

Good you got to see the last few points of the Nadal/Demon match!

I see Naomi Osaka got through today - it is great and I hope she will go far, particularly after the deplorable behaviour she had to endure at the US Open.

Looks like the heat is bringing out cuckoos and vultures 

Marketing done - settling down in aircon comfort now.

Catch up later 

we're having a bit of respite from the heat atm Laney.. but it will be back in a few days