There are three American men aged 23 and under in the second week of a Grand Slam. That hasn't happened since 2003

Alex de Minaur is bidding to reach his first Australian Open quarterfinal, however, talented Alex Michelsen isn't going to make his assignment easy.

Two of four American men still playing in Melbourne, Irvine native Tien, 19, and Aliso Viejo native Michelsen, 20, became friends on the youth tennis circuit

Alex Michelsen, part of a group of Americans making an impact at the Australian Open, defeated No. 19 seed Karen Khachanov to reach the round of 16.

Two friends from California, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen, have both reached the fourth round at the Australian Open

Alex Michelsen produced the biggest win so far of his fledgling career to upset 2023 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the Australian Open and the first person he credited was his mom.

Alex de Minaur's Australian Open fourth-round opponent Alex Michelsen has a hip injury he received a medical timeout for in his previous match.