Constant dripping wears away the stone. The first move in Alex de Minaur is based on persistent work. And on a strong United Cup.
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last edited: January 8, 2024, 12:10 p.m
Alex de Minaur is listed in the top ten for the first time
Only Iga Swiatek made it through the United Cup unscathed. The world number one won all of her individual games, but shed a few bitter tears at the end of the event because Germany had just snatched the title away from the Polish team. Also and above all thanks to a nerve-racking Alexander Zverev, who was able to fend off two match points against Hubert Hurkacz.
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Zverev showed almost consistently strong tennis in Sydney. But the German number one also had to accept a defeat: namely against Alex de Minaur. The Australian local hero lost his opening match against Cameron Norrie, but then defeated Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic and Zverev in a row.
De Minaur wins in Acapulco
“Demon” received 265 points in the ATP world rankings. So 15 points more than Grigor Dimitrov or Andrey Rublev, who won the events in Brisbane and Hong Kong at the same time. The reward was that de Minaur was able to gain two places in the charts. And as number ten is listed in the top ten for the first time.
Alex de Minaur didn’t really score the necessary points for this in the Grand Slam tournaments – there was a round of 16 at the Australian Open and the US Open with 180 points. But with his final entry in Toronto (600) and the only title win in 2023 in Acapulco (500). Seen this way, de Minaur has a good opportunity to climb even further in the world rankings at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday. Before we go to Acapulco to defend our title.
2024-01-08 17:30:00
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