Fast forward to Sunday night and he is officially the tournament's giant-slayer, and his odds are shortening by the day.<\/p>\n
LIVE UPDATES:<\/strong> Australian Open day seven<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>Feud outed as former champ rips Australian Open villain<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \ufeff<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Djokovic sets a date with 'quickest' de Minaur<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ufeffLehecka began the tournament by eliminating No.21 seed Borna Coric. He beat a wildcard in round two, then shocked No.11 seed Cameron Norrie in a round three five-set epic.<\/p>\n And on Sunday he claimed the biggest scalp of his career, ending the Open of No.6 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in a major Margaret Court Arena upset.<\/p>\n \ufeff"It's a name we all know now," David Culbert said on Nine of the Czech player, who is writing the underdog story of the tournament.<\/p>\n Watch the Australian Open live and free on the Nine Network: Channel 9, 9Gem and<\/strong><\/em> 9NOW<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n His opponent, while \ufeffdevastated about the loss, was full of praise for the rising Czech star.<\/p>\n "He's been playing really good, and rising in the rankings," Auger-Aliassime said.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen\/status\/1617070521715154947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n "I remember seeing him last year around same time in Rotterdam. He made the semi-finals, and he was playing really well. I'm sure we will see a lot of him in the future.<\/p>\n "To be in those moments and to be cool under pressure, play well (on) the right points, serve well to close the match, it's a good sign of a good player\ufeff."<\/p>\n Lehecka will play his first grand slame quarter-final in two days' time.<\/p>\n His opponent will be either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Jannik Sinner.\ufeff<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n