Alex de Minaur’s dream run into the second week of the Australian Open was cut short by Italian rising star Jannik Sinner, who put his name up in lights with a devastating, straight sets win | samphillips06 SMHsport
Alex de Minaur’s dream run into the second week of the Australian Open was cut short by Italian rising star Jannik Sinner, who put his name up in lights with a devastating, straight sets win.
His forehand dominated the play and allowed regular approaches to the net, where he won 81 per cent of points. “Obviously, a bit of a bitter-sweet ending. I didn’t want my Australian Open campaign to be done tonight, but it’s just how it went today. I had chances. If de Minaur had successfully cracked Sinner’s serve at that early point in the match, a different story may have been written.
“I felt like I played a loose game to get broken, I just missed a couple forehands which I tried to press a little more than I should have.
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