It is early days still, but should they win tonight, the two highest-ranked men in Australian tennis will be on course for a clash next week that would propel the winner into the Wimbledon singles semi-finals.
The Aussie number one, for anyone confused by the hype over a more combative man from Canberra, is Alex De Minaur, aka Demon, who is seeded 19 and odds-on to overcome British wildcard Liam Broady in Saturday’s third-round encounter.
