Alex de Minaur

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De Minaur Delivers, Runs Into US Open Quarter-finals

Spoiler:

Australian to play Thiem or Augur-Aliassime


Alex de Minaur produced a sensational first-set comeback en route to beating Vasek Pospisil 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-2 on Monday for a place in the US Open quarter-finals. The No. 21 seed will next challenge second seed Dominic Thiem or No. 15 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime on Wednesday.

Appearing in his 12th major championship, De Minaur recovered from 2/6 down in the first set tie-break, won four straight games in the second set and defused Pospisil’s power to extend his perfect record to 3-0 against the Canadian.

“The first ser was crucial, with some things going his way and then my way," said De Minaur, after victory in two hours and 17 minutes. "I went 2/6 down, but didn't think I played a bad tie-break and tried to stay calm. I'm just so happy with the way I played to beat Vasek. He is very tricky and aggressive. I tried to stay calm and kept running!”

De Minaur, who is 10 places off his career-high of No. 18 in the FedEx ATP Rankings (28 October 2019), has continued his fine form that helped him win a first ATP Masters 1000 doubles title with Pablo Carreno Busta at the recent Western & Southern Open.

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In a high-quality first set, when both players attempted to impose their games — the power and versatility of Popisil, and the flexibility and baseline strength of De Minaur — there were two twists. Firstly, with Pospisil led 3/2 and two consecutive net cords gave the Canadian luck en route to a 6/2 advantage. Then, clever, low returning and pure fight from De Minaur helped the Australian to five straight points and an unlikely first-set lead.

Fired up, Pospisil came out swinging early in the second set, but De Minaur held firm and saved a break point in the third game, before breaking Pospisil’s serve for the first time. From 1-1, De Minaur won four straight games and showcased excellent wheels, while Pospisil continued to fight after he looked low on energy.

De Minaur kept the pressure on. Pospisil, with strapping to his right thigh, got broken to love at 1-1 in the third set and while the 30-year-old continued to fight in his second major quarter-final (also 2015 Wimbledon), the groundstroke consistency of De Minaur was too much.

De Minaur won 80 per cent of his first service points, converted four of seven break point opportunities and committed just 13 unforced errors.


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The Demon Uncovered: Alex de Minaur On Why 'Every Day Counts'

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ATP Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes inside the mind of De Minaur

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on 1 July. Alex de Minaur is into his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open.

#NextGenATP star Alex de Minaur is nicknamed ‘Demon’. His physical attributes — blinding speed and relentless groundstrokes — certainly make him a demon to play against. But it’s the 21-year-old’s attitude that sets him apart.

“Every day counts. You don’t realise that at such a young age, but as soon as you start maturing a bit and you have a couple more years of experience, you realise that if you want to be at the top and you want to play against these top guys, you’ve just got to constantly improve,” De Minaur said. “You can’t be satisfied with your level and where you’re at. You’ve always got to want to push for more and strive for higher: higher rankings, higher-level matches and hopefully beat higher-ranked opponents as well.”

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De Minaur took his first tennis lesson aged four in Sydney. At five, his family moved to Spain for the next eight years. They returned to Australia for three years after that before going back to Spain once more. That was mostly because of his parents’ business. But De Minaur, who learned a lot from experiencing both cultures, enjoyed tennis through it all.

“I reckon as soon as I competed for the first time when I was eight years old wanted to be a tennis player. I enjoyed it so much and since then I’ve just tried to play as much tennis as I could and improve as much as I could,” De Minaur said. “I’m fortunate enough to be in the situation that I am playing with all these guys who I grew up watching.

“Any time there was a Roger-Rafa final at a Grand Slam event, those were probably the matches I would watch on repeat, nonstop. Those are the matches that gave me the hunger and drive to achieve my dreams as a tennis player and to try and keep improving to hopefully one day be in that situation.”


De Minaur, a two-time Next Gen ATP Finals competitor, won his first three ATP Tour titles last year. He has overcome adversity, too. The Aussie dealt with a groin injury in the first half of 2019 and an abdominal tear earlier this season.

“There are always ups and downs in the journey. There are always bumps. But you just have to keep pushing through,” De Minaur said. “It’s not always going to go your way. But if you have the right mentality and you look at things in a positive manner, sort of putting yourself in the right direction, that’s the most important thing.”

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Remaining close to his roots has helped De Minaur. He loves returning home to spend time with family when his schedule allows, and he has worked with the same coach, Adolfo Gutierrez, for the past decade. The World No. 26 believes Gutierrez helps keep him grounded and focussed on the "important things", including enjoying the work he puts in.

“We’ve grown up together. He’s watched me grow as a tennis player and as a person. It’s amazing to see the things we’ve been able to accomplish together,” De Minaur said. “He’s a constant reminder of where I came from and the struggles that have occurred for me to be where I am right now.”

De Minaur isn’t the loudest person off the court; he lets his actions and competitiveness speak for him. And as he continues his ascent, the Aussie will continue to leave everything he has out there.

“I would love to be known as that guy who is funny, nice and really chilled out off the court,” De Minaur said. “But as soon as I step out on court to be that guy who will never give up, will fight until the end and if you really want to beat him, you’re going to have to put me down

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From 'Clown Shoes' To Speed Demon: De Minaur's Biggest Weapon

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#NextGenATP star to play Thiem in the US Open quarter-finals
When Alex de Minaur was 11 or 12 he had the same Size 11 feet he has now, a decade later. The Aussie has admitted that growing up, he was even “clumsy”.

“I felt like a little bit of a little kid with clown shoes on,” De Minaur said. “I didn't have the best footwork, the best movement.”

Now the 21-year-old is one of the quickest players on the ATP Tour, tormenting opponents with his unrelenting defence and ability to track down aggressive shots for hours on end. On Monday, De Minaur used his speed to defeat Vasek Pospisil in straight sets and reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open.

“This is where I want to be and this is where I truly believe I belong, [in the] second week of Slams and going deep,” De Minaur said. “I'm happy I'm finally at this stage.”

Pospisil noted that he believes Gael Monfils is the quickest player in the world. But the Canadian thinks De Minaur is right behind.

“He’s very quick and what’s most impressive is he never breathes. He runs side to side and he’s never out of breath. He defies the laws of biology,” Pospisil said. “It’s pretty impressive. He’s definitely a freak of nature and he’s extremely fit, never gets tired, runs side to side incredibly fast.”

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It’s almost like De Minaur uses his speed to suffocate opponents. He forces players to win points several times before it actually goes on the scoreboard. The Aussie is also unafraid of quickly shuffling inside the baseline to take a crack at any ball that is left short.

“If I could definitely blast people off the court, then trust me, I would rather do that. This running thing gets tiring, that's for sure,” De Minaur said, cracking a smile. “I've got to deal with what God gave me. He didn't give me the best physique. I'm not as strong or as tall as other people, so I have to find ways to win. That's the way I win.

“Of course I take pride and I want that to be known, I want that to be my brand of tennis. And I want people in the locker room to know that if they're going to beat me, they're going to have to go through me.”

That has proven a tough task at this US Open. In the third round, 11th seed Karen Khachanov won eight consecutive games to take control of their match. But De Minaur never stopped running, ultimately rallying for a five-set victory.

For a “clumsy” mover who at one point felt he had “clown shoes on”, how has De Minaur developed his footwork into such a weapon on the sport’s biggest stages?

“It was just a lot of work, especially in technique of movement from a young age. Then me kind of just growing into my body, those two things together,” De Minaur said. “That's where I am right now, so I'm pretty happy with that.”


According to De Minaur’s coach, Adolfo Gutierrez, the Aussie was never as slow as he believes.

“Who knows him knows that he was very fast, always, since he was young,” Gutierrez said at the 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals. “It is true that his feet were a little bigger, flat feet, something that was quite funny, actually. But he has always been very fast and very agile.”

De Minaur will need every bit of his speed in the last eight against Dominic Thiem. The big-swinging Austrian will hammer every ball that comes his way. But on the other side, the Aussie will try to frustrate the second seed by putting those big blows back into play.

“[He’s] definitely one of the fastest players on Tour, but I think that he also is moving not only super fast, but also very accurately,” Thiem said. “That’s what makes his movement even better.”

Thiem leads the pair’s ATP Head2Head series 2-0, but both of their previous clashes came when De Minaur was a teenager. Their most recent meeting came in September 2018.

“He definitely developed more, especially physically, than I did [during that time]. I think he was only [18] at our first match at the US Open [in 2017]," Thiem said. "He was skinny, super fast back then already. But now he’s a man, he’s a super-experienced player already. It’s going to be a different story.”

De Minaur knows he has a massive opportunity, but he is only focussed on one point at a time. When the Aussie walks on court Monday for perhaps the biggest match of his career, he will not try to leap into the semi-finals. De Minaur will put one Size 11 foot in front of the other.

“Nothing changes. Everything stays the same,” De Minaur said. “Now I've got just another match waiting for me.”

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De Minaur Battles From The Brink Against Gasquet In Antwerp

Spoiler:

Evans, Norrie advance

Eighth-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur battled from the brink on Tuesday evening to oust Richard Gasquet 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 in the first round of the European Open.

Gasquet showed flashes of the form that took him as high as No. 7 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, manouevring the speedy 21-year-old in every direction with his all-court game. But the Frenchman was unable to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set and that proved critical.

De Minaur is one of the scrappiest players on the ATP Tour and he showed why as Gasquet served for the victory. At 15/15, the Aussie was caught out in no-man's land, but he somehow reflexed a mid-court backhand back into play and his 34-year-old opponent made an unforced error. The three-time ATP Tour champion won the next two points to get back on serve and he never looked back.


Gasquet double faulted at 5/5 in the tie-break and that was the only opening De Minaur needed. The Aussie only lost five service points in the deciding set to advance after two hours and 18 minutes. He will next play Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez, who beat American Tommy Paul 6-3, 6-2 on Monday.

Britons Daniel Evans and Cameron Norrie both completed hard-fought wins on Tuesday afternoon at the European Open in Antwerp.

Evans hit nine aces to work his way past Italian qualifier Salvatore Caruso 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in one hour and 55 minutes, including a solid serving performance in the decider for his 14th match win of the season. He will next challenge American Frances Tiafoe in the second round.

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Norrie recovered from 0-3 down in the second set of a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over Finnish qualifier Emil Ruusuvuori in one hour and 37 minutes. The World No. 70 now challenges fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic or Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia.

Elsewhere, Spain's Pablo Andujar powered his way past lucky loser Federico Coria of Argentina 6-2, 6-3 in 82 minutes to set up a second-round meeting against fourth-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. Coria replaced Kei Nishikori, who withdrew on-site due to a right shoulder injury.

Top seed David Goffin learned his second-round opponent as American qualifier Marcos Giron rallied past Italian wild card Lucas Nardi 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Another qualifier, South African Lloyd Harris, beat Frenchman Corentin Moutet 7-5, 6-2.

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Demon Delivers! De Minaur Edges Dimitrov In Antwerp

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Alex de Minaur held his nerve in a tense victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday evening for a place in the European Open final.

The eighth-seeded Australian weathered some blistering shot-making from fourth seed Dimitrov to triumph 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-4 in two hours and 48 minutes. He will next challenge France’s Ugo Humbert in his seventh ATP Tour title match (3-3 record).

De Minaur, who has a 10-7 record on the season and is through to his first tour-level final in 12 months (2019 Swiss Indoors Basel), was slightly stronger on serve in the deciding set, which featured three straight service breaks from 3-3.

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De Minaur won the first five points of the first-set tie-break, after both players struggled to hold serve. Dimitrov, who won 44 per cent of his first-service points in the 55-minute opener, stepped up in the second and played a solid tie-break, winning the first six points.

When De Minaur broke for a 4-3 lead in the decider, the 21-year-old looked on course for victory, but Dimitrov broke back to love only to make three groundstroke errors at 4-4. De Minaur then took his time when serving for the match.

The 29-year-old Dimitrov had been bitting to reach his 16th ATP Tour final (8-7), the last of which came in February 2018 at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam (l. to Federer). The Bulgarian is now 16-10 on the year.

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De Minaur have not met Humbert before. Humbert needs three hours and 13 minutes to beat Daniel Evans in the first semi-final on Saturday.

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Finał w Antwerpii.

Alex nie zanotuje pustego przelotu w 2020. W Antwerpii dotarł do finału, gdzie lepszy okazał się Ugo Humbert. 21-letni Australijczyk ma na koncie 7 zawodowych finałów (3-4).

Alex De Minaur - przegrane finały (4):
2020 (1) Antwerpia
2019 (1) Basel
2018 (2) Waszyngton, Sydney

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Dzięki temu turniejowi Alex wyszedł na plus w 2020. Przed startem imprezy miał bilans spotkań 6-7, teraz jest 10-8.