Aussie Alex de Minaur hits back at online troll with hilarious response after Australian Open victory
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Alex de Minaur has hit back at a troll after surviving a huge scare to keep his Australian Open dream alive and etch his name in the tennis history books. De Minaur stood two points away from a precarious two-set deficit before fighting back to clinch a spirited 5-7 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 6-3 win over a gallant but fatiguing Francisco Cerundolo on Saturday.
De Minaur has never won a grand slam match from two sets to love down and had to pull out all stops to avoid needing to in a tense three-hour, 53-minute scrap on Rod Laver Arena. The great escape vaulted the home hope into the last 16 for a fourth consecutive year and extended de Minaur's quest to become the first Australian man to win the Open since Mark Edmondson in 1976.
![[De Minaur stood two points away from a precarious two-set deficit before fighting back to clinch a spirited 5-7 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 6-3 win over a gallant but fatiguing Francisco Cerundolo]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/04/94254573-14301313-image-m-109_1737260804512.jpg)
One tennis fan was annoyed by the Aussie's abundant enthusiasm and posted a clip of him from 2019 celebrating a win, writing: 'De Minaur after hitting high top spin up the middle every point'. After the match, De Minaur replied to the post, writing: 'All love for my number 1 supporter.' He also posted a kissy face emoji and a love heart.
![[De Minaur had never won a grand slam match from two sets to love down]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/04/94254501-14301313-image-a-110_1737260821390.jpg)
Alex De Minaur had a sharp response for a social media troll after his third round victory. The 25-year-old joins legends Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe, Tony Roche and his Davis Cup captain and mentor Lleyton Hewitt as only the sixth Australian man in the Open era to make the fourth round at six consecutive majors.
