No 11 seed beats Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to become first Australian to reach the men’s singles last 16 since 2007
Alex de Minaur defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the men's singles at the French Open at Roland Garros.Alex de Minaur defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the men's singles at the French Open at Roland Garros.Alex de Minaur has survived a hail of winners from powerhouse Jan-Lennard Struff with the passionate backing of a young fan to become the first Australian man for 17 years to reach the French Open singles last 16.
The 25-year-old pointed to the fan and acknowledged him with fist pumps as he slowly turned around an early deficit against Struff. Then after sealing the comeback victory and shaking hands with Struff and the chair umpire, De Minaur went to the fan and shared a hug over the fence. “It was amazing. I appreciate this kid. The fact that he’s spent 10 hours at the court today in the freezing cold, pumping me up. I was happy that I was able to get a win together with him.”And at the end of a match that took over eight hours to complete, de Minaur reckoned he had discovered “gold at the end of the tunnel”.
“Everything couldn’t get any worse, right?” de Minaur said. “I knew that this was just his ideal conditions to a T. Slow, heavy, rainy, muddy, he’s able to hit through the court and not make a lot of mistakes.
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