Everything looked so hard for Alex de Minaur – it was a tough day for the Australian.
Into his third grand slam quarter-final in a row – but having skipped the previous one because of a hip injury – de Minaur’s US Open showdown with Brit Jack Draper seemed his best chance yet to reach the final four.But de Minaur, who boasted a 3-0 head-to-head record over Draper entering the career-defining match, warned after his win over fellow Australian Jordan Thompson that nothing is sure in tennis.
“I think I played a solid match. I feel the best, fitness-wise, I’ve been in a long time, and I think that’s where Alex has got me in the past. I also think he was maybe struggling a bit today with something, which may have helped me a little bit, but credit to Alex – he’s an amazing fighter and unbelievable player.”
De Minaur hurt himself in the early going with a raft of uncharacteristic unforced errors – most of them off his forehand, and many thudding into the net.He had five winners compared with 13 unforced errors and had made only 41 per cent of first serves by the time he lost the opening set.
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