Alex de Minaur

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#NextGenATP star Alex de Minaur broke through in a major way in 2018, climbing from No. 208 in the ATP Rankings to No. 31, completing his year by reaching the championship match at the Next Gen ATP Finals. One thing he did not accomplish last season was lifting his first ATP Tour trophy, despite reaching finals in Sydney and Washington, D.C.

De Minaur has wasted little time in 2019 before checking that box, winning two matches on Saturday against Gilles Simon and then Andreas Seppi to triumph at the Sydney International. The Aussie No. 1 spoke to ATPTour.com after his victory:

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/de-mina ... ydney-2019

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#1) Sydney 2019



R1 Dusan Lajović (SRB) 64 63
R2 [Q] Reilly Opelka (USA) 64 76(5)
QF [WC] Jordan Thompson (AUS) 76(4) 63
SF [4] Gilles Simon (FRA) 63 62
W [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) 75 76(5)

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De Minaur Can Do No Wrong In Australia

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Can Alex de Minaur's 2019 get any better?
The 19-year-old Aussie won his maiden ATP Tour title on Saturday, beating Andreas Seppi of Italy to take his hometown title at the Sydney International. Two days later, on Monday, the right-hander matched his best performance at his home Grand Slam, dismissing Portugal's Pedro Sousa 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 at the Australian Open.
"The body is feeling good," said De Minaur. "This is why you put in the hard yards in the pre-season, to be able to back it up day in and day out. I'm very happy with the effort I put in, in the pre-season. It's good to see the work paying dividends right now."

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De Minaur hit 17 winners and limited his unforced error count to 23, compared to 22 winners and 41 unforced errors from the 30-year-old Sousa, who was making his Grand Slam debut. The Aussie improved to 8-1 on the young season, and will next meet Mirza Basic of Bosnia and Herzegovina or Swiss qualifier Henri Laaksonen.
" happy to be able to get away with a win today," said De Minaur. "It was pretty hot out there, but I thought I managed the conditions really well. happy to get through in straight sets."

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Pierwszy raz w III rundzie AO #AO19

[27] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d. [Q] Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 6-4 6-2 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 Statystyki meczu

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III runda AO19:

26 Richard Gasquet 1445
27 Alex de Minaur 1443
28 Kyle Edmund 1440

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De Minaur Chalks Up Loss To ‘Rafa Being Rafa’

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#NextGenATP Alex de Minaur has enjoyed an astronomic rise over the past year. At the start of 2018, he was No. 208 in the ATP Rankings. Now, the 19-year-old Aussie is inside the Top 30 and earned his maiden ATP Tour title last week in Sydney. The speedy teenager reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time, thrilling his home crowd.
But De Minaur was unable to battle his way past 2009 champion Rafael Nadal on Friday. The second seed eliminated the Aussie in straight sets. But as De Minaur said, while he always is looking to improve, there was not a lot he could have done against Nadal in their clash.
“It was just about match-ups today,” De Minaur said. “Rafa being Rafa.”

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What should be no surprise is that it took Nadal six match points to close out the Aussie. De Minaur, who is the second-youngest player in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings, has already earned a reputation as one of the grittiest players on the ATP Tour.
“I wish I could play like that the whole match. I don't know. I just have it in my head to fight until the end, fight for every point. I just wanted to give myself a chance,” De Minaur said of saving five match points in Nadal’s final service game. “I thought I did everything I could. I just wasn't able to win the deuce points. I had to fight and fight and try to give myself that opportunity, but it just didn't come.”

De Minaur embraced the atmosphere on Rod Laver Arena, the major’s main stadium. Some may be affected by nerves on such a stage, but that moment, playing against a legend of the sport in front of home fans, is what De Minaur has been waiting for his whole life.
“Probably the things you dream of. This is why you play the sport. My first time playing on Rod Laver [Arena]. I was able to share the court with someone like Rafa. That's a pretty surreal experience once you sit down and think about it,” De Minaur said. “Just the crowd support that I've had pretty much the whole way has been insane. At the later stages of that match, it was quite deafening. It was pretty cool. Gave me goosebumps. I'll do everything in my power to keep improving, and hopefully get many more chances to play on that court.”
The stats may show that the win was somewhat straightforward for Nadal, winning 29 more points than De Minaur, not getting broken in the match, and so on. But De Minaur found positives to take away from his effort, which he could carry with him moving forward.

“I got better as the match went on. I've had a great Aussie summer. I'm really proud of the effort I put in. I played some great tennis. Obviously I'm a little bit disappointed that I wasn't able to perform a little bit better. But that's just what Rafa does to you,” De Minaur said. “You've got to go out there and pretty much redline. You've got to be able to go out there and perform your gameplan and execute. I felt like I wasn't able to do that today. But I still got better as the match went on. I fought until the end.
“There were many games, especially on my service games, that had a lot of game points. I ended up getting broken. If I could have just held on a little bit more with my serve, applied a bit more pressure early on in the sets, then maybe I could have got in a little bit more chances on his serve. But, geez, he served well.”
De Minaur will now take the momentum of his strong start to the year — the Aussie is 9-2 in 2018 — and try to build on it. He will not keep his head down, but continue working on his game.
“I've got to go back and get better. I have plenty of areas to work on and improve. Just can't wait to get out there on court and improve these little aspects,” De Minaur said. “Hopefully next time around I can have a bigger crack.”

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28.01.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 28

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De Minaur, Millman Earn Australia 2-0 Lead In Adelaide

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Italy also owns 2-0 advantage in Davis Cup qualifying round

AUSTRALIA 2, BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA 0
Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Club, Adelaide, Australia
Surface: Hard, Outdoors

Alex de Minaur and John Millman both claimed their first Davis Cup victories to give Australia a 2-0 lead in its qualifying round tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday. Millman won 70 per cent of first-serve points (21/30) to defeat Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 6-2, before De Minaur doubled Australia's advantage after 87 minutes, beating Mirza Basic 6-3, 7-6(0).

“It’s a dream come true for me, and I’m so happy I finally was able to get a win for my country in Davis Cup," De Minaur told DavisCup.com. “I think it’s amazing that we had John Millman come out and get his first win, as well."

On Saturday, John Peers and Jordan Thompson will have the opportunity to confirm Australia's spot at the 2019 Davis Cup Finals, to be held 18-24 November in Madrid, when they meet Mirza Basic and Tomislav Brkic. Peers will be making his first appearance since reaching the Australian Open doubles final alongside Henri Kontinen (l. to Herbert/Mahut) last month.


INDIA 0, ITALY 2
Venue: Calcutta South Club, Kolkata, India
Surface: Grass, Outdoors

Italy made a strong start to its tie against India, earning a 2-0 lead following straight-sets wins for Andreas Seppi and Matteo Berrettini. Seppi fired 23 winners to defeat 2018 Newport finalist Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 6-2, while Berrettini needed just 57 minutes to beat Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-4, 6-3. Simone Bolelli and Marco Cecchinato can guarantee Italy's place in Madrid with victory over Pune champions Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan on Saturday.

UZBEKISTAN 0, SERBIA 2
Venue: Saxovat Sport Servis Sport Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Surface: Hard, Indoors

Dusan Lajovic and Filip Krajinovic handed Serbia a 2-0 advantage heading into Saturday in Tashkent. Lajovic dropped only nine points behind his first serve (36/45) to defeat Sanjar Fayziev 7-6(4), 6-3, before Krajinovic converted each of his three break-point chances to beat Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-4 in 61 minutes. Nikola Milojevic and Viktor Troicki can clinch victory for the visiting nation when they face Fayziev and Istomin in the third rubber doubles match on Saturday.

KAZAKHSTAN 2, PORTUGAL 0
Venue: National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan
Surface: Hard, Indoors

Alexander Bublik and Mikhail Kukushkin moved Kazakhstan one point away from a place in Madrid after contrasting wins in Astana. Bublik landed 25 aces to recover from a set down to defeat Joao Sousa 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 22 minutes, before Kukushkin doubled the host nation's lead with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Pedro Sousa.

CHINA 1, JAPAN 1
Venue: Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Tennis Center, Guangzhou, China
Surface: Hard, Outdoors

China and Japan will head into Saturday tied at 1-1 after splitting the opening two singles rubbers in Guangzhou on Friday. Zhe Li earned China a 1-0 lead, beating Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-2 after one hour and 32 minutes, before Taro Daniel levelled the tie after overcoming Ze Zhang 7-6(3), 6-4.

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11.02.2019 - najwyższy ranking w karierze: 27

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25.02.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 26

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ATP Acapulco R2:

24 Diego Schwartzman 1485
25 Alex de Minaur 1463
26 Kyle Edmund 1440

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ATP Acapulco QF:

22 Roberto Bautista Agut 1545
23 Alex de Minaur 1508
24 Denis Shapovalov 1485

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Dostał od Lalo nie tylko dzień urlopu, ale 45 punktów za friko. Jak dziś wygra, to awansuje o kolejne miejsce. Nie będzie to jednak łatwe.

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04.03.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 24

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