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Alex de Minaur has been in imperious form during his Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC title defence, losing only seven games en route to the quarter-finals.
According to the Australian, who defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday evening to make the last eight, one thing is always behind his success.
“I’ve got a very big heart, I'll tell you that,” De Minaur said in his post-match interview. “This heart is going to keep me going, no matter what the score is, where I'm at, what stage of my career I am [in]. It's what's gotten me to this point so far, and it's what's going to hopefully get me further and further.”
After losing just three games in the first round against Taro Daniel, third seed De Minaur maintained his level against Ofner. He won 90 per cent of his first-serve points according to Infosys ATP Stats, dropping just two points behind his first delivery in the match.
De Minaur was also opportunistic on return, converting five of 12 break point opportunities to cruise through after one hour and 29 minutes.
“It's all about trying to put as much pressure as I can on my opponents every single service game,” De Minaur said. “And no matter what the result is in that game, just always try to stay in there and try to win a couple points here and there. To be honest, I don't think I'm doing anything special out there. I'm just asking the question.”
According to the Australian, who defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday evening to make the last eight, one thing is always behind his success.
“I’ve got a very big heart, I'll tell you that,” De Minaur said in his post-match interview. “This heart is going to keep me going, no matter what the score is, where I'm at, what stage of my career I am [in]. It's what's gotten me to this point so far, and it's what's going to hopefully get me further and further.”
After losing just three games in the first round against Taro Daniel, third seed De Minaur maintained his level against Ofner. He won 90 per cent of his first-serve points according to Infosys ATP Stats, dropping just two points behind his first delivery in the match.
De Minaur was also opportunistic on return, converting five of 12 break point opportunities to cruise through after one hour and 29 minutes.
“It's all about trying to put as much pressure as I can on my opponents every single service game,” De Minaur said. “And no matter what the result is in that game, just always try to stay in there and try to win a couple points here and there. To be honest, I don't think I'm doing anything special out there. I'm just asking the question.”
