Wimbledon live: De Minaur, Vukic, fly Aussie flag, Djoker battles injury
Novak Djokovic is also in action, as he takes on one of the few men he has losing record against - British wildcard Dan Evans.
De Minaur will take on Frenchman Arthur Cazaux, the man who dumped fellow Aussie Adam Walton in five sets, at 8pm (AEST).
De Minaur overcame Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round, claiming a straight sets victory to progress.
Aleksander Vukic faces the toughest task of all, taking on No.1 seed Jannik Sinner.
Meanwhile, Djokovic struggled with stomach issues in his four-set win in the first round against Frenchman Alexandre Muller before recovering strongly, praising 'miracle pills'.
He is unlikely to lose sleep over the match-up with the 154th-ranked Briton, who, at 35, is three years younger than him, but he is wary of his opponent's experience on grass and the home support.
'It's a good test for both of us,' said Djokovic.
'I think he's been picking his form up, as well. I think his rankings are not doing him justice at the moment. He deserves to be ranked higher.
Defending champion Barbor Krejcikova is in action against Caroline Dolehide, while there's a slew of doubles matches as well.
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