Alex de Minaur’s transformation from admired also-ran into world-beating top-10 star has captured the attention of a sporting nation. This is how he has done it.
A 14-year-old Parisian named Paul has become Alex de Minaur’s lucky charm at the French Open and will be there for the Demon’s practice session and his quarter-final against Alexander Zverev.
The lion-hearted tennis star has enjoyed another seminal moment in Paris as he goes where no male Australian player has in two decades.
Alex de Minaur defeats world No.5 Daniil Medvedev 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 to become the first Australian man to reach the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros since Lleyton Hewitt,way back in 2004.
Alex de Minaur has become the first Australian man since Lleyton Hewitt in 2007 to reach the fourth round at Roland-Garros.
It was alleged German Alexander Zverev placed his hands around his former girlfriend’s throat with such force that she was unable to swallow without pain for several days.
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Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis advanced to the third round on another rain-soaked day at Roland-Garros,but the challenge for both is about to get far greater.
Alex de Minaur is the first Australian into the second round at Roland-Garros after a five-hour rain delay and watching five compatriots exit the claycourt major on the first two days.
Rafael Nadal is unsure if he will be back next year at Roland-Garros – the tournament he won 14 times – after bowing out in the first round.
Stan Sport tennis expert Wally Masur believes Rafael Nadal’s first-round Roland-Garros match-up against Alexander Zverev is “one of the worst he could possibly get”.