Australia was trying to create Davis Cup history in Spain,but,just like last year,Italy proved too good.
Kokkinakis has vindicated his surprise captain’s call to keep Australia’s Davis Cup title hopes alive with a nerve-shredding victory over big-serving American Ben Shelton.
Alex de Minaur has defied a hip injury to qualify for the exclusive ATP finals,reserved for the eight best-performed men of the year.
Only the top eight players in the world get to play in the year-ending ATP Finals,and it’s been a bucket-list goal of Alex de Minaur’s all year. Now,the plucky Australian is only one win away from qualifying,while his fellow Sydneysider Alexei Popyrin has taken down another top player in Paris.
Australian star Alex de Minaur is still recovering from the hip injury that cruelled his Wimbledon title bid and derailed his career-best campaign,but he is determined to qualify for the ATP finals.
Alex de Minaur has not given up on playing again this year,with a goal to return from his hip injury during the upcoming European indoor season,which would be in time to help Australia’s Davis Cup title assault.
The hip injury that ruined Alex de Minaur’s career-best Wimbledon run came back to haunt him in New York as impressive Brit Jack Draper ended his title chances. And now he’s in doubt for next week’s Davis Cup finals.
Alex de Minaur is ultra-consistent but Thursday morning’s match against big-serving Brit Jack Draper is the best chance he’s had to take his game - and his career - to a whole new level.
Australian Alex de Minaur is through to the US Open quarter-finals after beating countryman Jordan Thompson if four sets on Tuesday morning.
Alex de Minaur is the first Australian since Lleyton Hewitt two decades ago to reach three grand slam quarter-finals in a row in the same year after outlasting countryman Jordan Thompson at the US Open.
Six more Australians have progressed to the second round at the US Open on day two,including Thanasi Kokkinakis stunning the 11th seed in New York.