Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin headline a hot list of seven nominees for the Newcombe Medal as Australian tennis's player of the year. De Minaur is an odds-on favourite to snare a third medal after crowning his finest season yet by becoming the first Australian since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004 to qualify for the elite eight-man ATP Finals. Ordinarily, Popyrin and Olympic Games gold medallists Matt Ebden and John Peers would also have strong winning claims. ...