Defending champion Jannik Sinner dominated Alex de Minaur on his way to the semifinals by winning all three sets. The 23-year-old demonstrated his strength as world no. 1 in Melbourne when he defeated his opponent 6-3,
Alex de Minaur noticed one very strong comment made about his performance versus Jannik Sinner and he wasn't interested in letting it slide. On Wednesday, the home favorite player exited the Australian Open in the quarterfinal after the No. 1 seed handed him a 6-3 6-2 6-1 loss. Now, the Italian leads their head-to-head 10-0.
Australia’s biggest hope, Alex de Minaur, reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in his career, becoming the first Australian male to do so since Nick Kyrgios in 2015.
DEFENDING champion, Jannik Sinner, dismissed concerns about his physical state to thrash home hope Alex de Minaur and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
A fourth straight quarter-final exit draws obvious comparisons between De Minaur and other ‘nearly men’ from recent tennis history, including legendary Spaniard David Ferrer who reached a career high of No.3, earned more than $US30 million in prize money but just one grand slam final.
Jannik Sinner says he is "not taking anything for granted" as he enjoys the experience of playing the Australian Open as the defending champion after reaching the semi-finals.
In the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, Jannik Sinner faces Alex de Minaur.In his most recent match on Sunday, Sinner took down Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in four sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2,