De Minaur’s hopes of venturing further than ever before at Roland Garros were ruthlessly dismantled by big-hitting Etcheverry
Max Purcell defeated in four sets by Japan’s NishiokaThanasi Kokkinakis has been left the last Australian standing in thesingles after the second-round challenges of his compatriots Alex de Minaur and Max Purcell both wilted in the Paris sunshine.
Then on an adjacent court, injury-hit Purcell, the biggest riser in Australian tennis this year, battled valiantly with blisters to both hands and also on an injured ankle before succumbing to Japanese No 27 seed Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. “I gave everything I could and just couldn’t do too much,” was the familiar lament from the Sydneysider who felt the heavier balls in use at Roland Garros worked against him.
“I was struggling to hurt him at all,” De Minaur said. “He’s got a lot of strength, so was able to kind of muscle the ball around and not make a lot of mistakes. All round, he played a great match.”
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