Local hero dominated Botic van de Zandschulp to win 6-1, 7-5, 6-4, and says he is ‘feeling good’ after fitness problems
Local hero defeats Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4this year, Alex de Minaur is giving irresistible main character energy. Just one round in he has survived the elimination of would-be co-stars, is romantically intertwined, and in his first real scene delivered his lines with aplomb.
Even without the stress of the scoreboard, the Australian faces pressure enough. De Minaur rose as high as No 6 in the ATP rankings last year, the highest an Australian man has reached since Lleyton Hewitt in 2006. No local has won men’s singles at Melbourne Park since 1976. These two forces have conspired to elevate expectation on the 25-year-old. “No one is going to put more pressure on myself than myself,” he said. “It’s perspective, right? It’s what way you choose to look at pressure.
The body is one thing, the heart is another. De Minaur raced over to watch Boulter immediately after the match to see the British 22nd seed win in three sets against Canadian Rebecca Marino.
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