Alex de Minaur’s career surge has continued at the US Open, where he and fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata are both into the fourth round.
Alex de Minaur has showcased his new-found firepower to blast his way into the US Open’s last 16 in New York.
Australia’s world No.13 looked a man on a mission as he ruthlessly dismantled seeded Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-1 6-3 6-2 to join Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata in the fourth round.So often derided for lacking the weapons to go deep at the grand slams, de Minaur turned baseline boss to overwhelm the 25th-ranked Jarry in just one hour and 44 minutes on Saturday .
He broke the South American six times, saved the solitary break point on his own serve and won a staggering 85 per cent of points after landing his first delivery. Tellingly, de Minaur punished Jarry almost every time he missed a first serve, winning 19 of 27 points on the Chilean’s second delivery.His reward is a sixth second-week foray at the majors, his third at Flushing Meadows in the past five years and a likely last-16 shot at third-seeded 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev.De Minaur has beaten Medvedev twice in the past 10 months, including last month in straight sets en route to his maiden appearance in an ATP Masters 1000 final in Toronto.
Giving his opponent nothing, de Minaur offered up a miserly 10 unforced errors in the entire match while drawing 40 from Jarry.News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday.
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