Not into week 2 of the Aussie Open – Alex de Minaur. He lost his match against fifth seed Russian Andrey Rublev last night in an epic 5-setter. Huff… That’s all the Aussies out of the singles race. Having a better day was tournament favourite Novak Djokovic, who advanced to the quarter-finals after being bumped from the prime centre-court spot by de Minaur. Another favourite Iga Świątek is out, though – the world #1 lost to Czech 19-year-old Linda Noskova on her Saturday night. “I’ll have to work on stuff to feel more comfortable next year,” she said after the match – and by ‘stuff’, she means dealing with the speed of the Aussie Open courts. And while we’re talking about people moving on, how about Aussie swimmer Mack Horton? The 27yo Olympic gold medalist/world champion freestyler says he’s done with competition and will take up a job in advertising. Watching Mad Men has gotta be first on his to-do list…