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In the production of the AO 2025 quarter -finals, Alex de Minaur became only the fifth Australian man in the open era, who reached four consecutive quarter -finals, and the first from Lleyton Hewitt 20 years ago.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia, January 21, 2025 Ridge
Alex de Minaur had to be patient, but at the Australian Open 2025 finally broke his quarterfinal duck in Melbourne Park.
De Minaur had previously not reached the last eight of its home Grand Slam from the seven previous performances in the main draw. He reached the quarter -finals of all the other Slam and last year made the last eight in Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open.
In the production of the quarterfinal, De Minaur became only the fifth Australian man in the open era to achieve this phase in four consecutive major companies (without interruption of absence) and the first from Lleyton Hewitt 20 years ago.
Australian men with the nearest Grand Slam QFS (open era)
| John Newcombe | 6 |
| Tony Roche | 5 |
| Produce | 4 |
| Leyton Hewitt | 4 |
| Alex de Minaur | 4 |
In fact, only three Australian women achieved this performance-large 24-fold Master Margaret Court (11), quadruple master Ao Evonne Golagong (five) and Karen Krantzck (four).
De Minaur is also among the elite society in terms of Aussies to reach four consecutive quarter -finals of the Grand Slam when it allows interruption for absence.
Golagong made 18 directly between Ao 1973 and Wimbledon 1980. The Court of Justice came between Wimbledon 1968 and Ao 1971. John Newcombe reached eight on rotation, while Tony Roche and Kerry Reid both made seven in a row.
Ken Rosewall and Hewitt (each six) are the only other Australians who have done a quarter -finals of the Grand Slam as De Minaur.
De Minaur is 14. Australian player – man or woman – to achieve a quarterfinal of all four large companies and the first from Hewitt in 2000.
De Minaur is just the fifth Australian man who produces quarters in the hard court Grand Slams in the open era, PO Pat Cash, Pat Rafter, Kyrgios and Hewitt.
The Australian Open 2025 was therefore an excellent tournament for a 25-year-old, whatever happens. He came to it as the highest seeded Australian (No. 8) in male singles because Hewitt was in third place in Ao 2006, and took over this role with Gust.
The 1-Alex de Minaur is the first Australian to reach the quarter-finals of the male singles at the Australian Open by Nick Kyrgios from Nick Kyrgios in 2015. #AO2025 | @Australianopen @Atptour pic.twitter.com/txmalmcjnh
– Optaace (@optaace) 20. January 2025
When reaching the third round he became the first player to make a round of 32 in each of the last seven seven hard Grand Slamov-Sút, which subsequently corresponded to World no.
When he shot down Francisco Cerundolo in the third round, De Minaur became the first Australian man to reach the fourth round in six consecutive companies from Hewitt between the US Open 2003 and AO 2005.
De Minaur has now won his first six matches of the season – it is his best start of the campaign and overcome the five wins he was able to start from 2021.
Wednesday’s clash with Sinner will bring the sixth quarterfinal de Minaur on home soil; It will be his 48. At the level of the Tour ATP and its 34. At a hard event.
But to face Sinner is an incredibly depressing prospect for De Minaur, which has a record of 0-9 against Italy.
De Minaur is indeed one of the three rivals played by Sinner at least five matches against and remains unbeaten, along with Tallon Grkespoor and Lorenz Sonego.
Coincidentally, the shock sinner de Minaur should be, then Sonego could be his semifinals.
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Home, it's where the heart is.#AO2025 • @alexdeminaur pic.twitter.com/OoeCZKKbAr
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2025
De Minaur, however, does not allow his record against Sinner to dampen his mood.
“A great thing about tennis is that once you get off the pitch, you both start at 0-0, right?” It’s a whole new day, a brand new match and anything can happen. Sport is unpredictable, ”he said.
“That’s exactly the thinking that I will have in the match.” I am looking forward to it. These are the matches I want to play. ”
No Australian man has won the AO title since Mark Edmondson in 1976. Since the event went to hard courts in Melbourne Park in 1988, only Pat Cash (1988) and Hewitt (2005) reached the final.
The likelihood could be stacked against De Minaur when it faces Sinner, but will have a home nation on its side.
Could it be his and Australian moment?
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