Nobody doubts the fight of Alex de Minaur, but the class of world No.3 Dominic Thiem carried him to a straight-sets victory in New York.
Australia's Alex de Minaur has both of those characteristics in spades, but it wasn't anywhere near enough to get him past world No.3 Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals of the US Open.
Thiem saved five of seven break points, while de Minaur was constantly under siege, saving six of 13 break points and was unable to hold his serve until the first game of the second set.After the match, Thiem said he felt the scoreline flattered him to a degree, given the abundance of long rallies as de Minaur did everything he could to make Thiem earn his points the hard way.
There were warning signs for de Minaur right from the start. He lost his opening service match, then steadied to break back, only to watch his serve be handled with increasing ease by Thiem as the Austrian took control of the first set.
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