With Alex di Minaur crashing out, Chris O'Connell is the last Australian remaining at Wimbledon, but the 29-year old has hit the form of his career at just the right time.
abc.net.au/news/wimbledon-alex-di-minaur-chris-o-connell-andy-murray/102578724Chris O'Connell has found himself the unlikely last Australian standing at Wimbledon, cutting an exhilarated figure after breaking new ground at SW19.
But after last year's finalist Kyrgios didn't make the start line due to injury and de Minaur was thrashed by Matteo Berrettini on Friday, world-ranked number 73 O'Connell is the last Aussie standing in the third round. The smile on his face after he defeated Czech left-hander Jiri Vesely 6-3 7-5 6-4 erased years of sacrifice and hardship, with O'Connell now in the last-32 of an overseas grand slam for the first time and propelled towards the game's top 50.
His cheque for getting through just two rounds is 85,000 pounds but O'Connell said it was his rise up the rankings that really enthused him.
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