High-flying Alex de Minaur will aim to topple world No.1 Novak Djokovic for the second time this year after the pair booked a fascinating date in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.
While Djokovic will be playing in his 10th quarter-final at the prestigious clay-court tournament on Friday, de Minaur will be the first Australian to play in the last-eight at the Monte Carlo Country Club for a quarter-of-a-century following his 6-3 6-4 victory over compatriot Alexei Popyrin.
It's an intriguing clash with de Minaur thrilled to get the chance to earn another victory following his triumph at the United Cup in January when he ended Djokovic's 43-match, six-year unbeaten streak in Australia while the Serb was bothered by a wrist problem.
