Alex de Minaur sails through to the second round of the Australian Open after win over Hsu Yu-hsiou

Alex de Minaur has booked his place in the second round of the Australian Open after defeating rank outsider Hsu Yu-hsiou in Melbourne.

On a day where No 14-ranked Matteo Berrettini was dumped out by veteran Andy Murray, Australian star De Minaur avoided a similar upset when he cruised past the Taiwanese star – ranked 209 by the ATP.

De Minaur defeated the underdog 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 under the roof in Melbourne, while matches on the outside courts were interrupted due to the torrential weather. 

Alex de Minaur has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open with ease

The Sydney-born tennis star defeated Hsu Yu-hsiou of Taiwan in straight sets on Tuesday

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He now awaits a second round clash with either the big-serving John Isner, or French veteran Adrain Mannarino later this week. 

Elsewhere, Andy Murray rolled back the years with an outstanding performance to beat Matteo Berrettini in five sets. 

The Rod Laver Arena, on which he had lost five Melbourne finals, rose to acclaim the 35-year-old Scot after he held his nerve to edge the 2021 Wimbledon finalist 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7, 7-6 in four hours and 49 minutes.

He will face either John Isner or Adrian Mannarino in the next round of the tournament

The Italian was the superior player for the last three sets, but Murray held his nerve in the sudden death ‘Champions’ tiebreak, to take it 10-6. He will play Fabio Fognini or Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis.

This was Murray’s best performance at a Grand Slam since the onset of his hip problems, which now sees a lump of metal in the affected area. He was always ahead in the tiebreak, which saw him race to a 5-0 lead. 

Berrettini, powered by 31 aces, came back at him to make it 8-6, but Murray held on again and clinched it with a slightly fortunate net cord.

‘I’ll be feeling it tonight but I’m unbelievably proud and happy. It’s the first time I have ever played a first to ten tiebreak. He came back really strong and I got a bit lucky at the end,’ said Murray. ‘He was serving brilliantly and he’s a great competitor so I did well to get through.