Alex De Minaur has got his Australian Open campaign off to a flyer, the top-ranked local hope sending dangerous Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp packing.

A man on a mission, Alex de Minaur has motored into the Australian Open third round in Melbourne. Australia's eighth-seeded title hope continued his best start to an Open in four years with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 disposal of American qualifier Tristan Boyer on Thursday.

Pressure is said to be a privilege, and this has never been lost on Alex de Minaur, but the world number eight has become accustomed to bearing the weight of expectation.

Australian top gun Alex de Minaur has shown he's on pace for a run deep into the Open with a straight-sets win over Botic van de Zandschulp in round one.

Both players completed their matches within 60 seconds of each other, with fourth-seeded Fritz downing Garin within an hour and 22 minutes by 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 while the eight-seeded and local favourite Minaur defeated Boyer in just under two hours by 6-2,