Alex de Minaur tried to keep the positive vibes flowing after failing to take his chances against 11th seed Jannik Sinner on Rod Laver Arena
, having made the fourth round for the first time in his burgeoning career. He had dropped only one set on his way there and was confident heading into Rod Laver Arena.
“We all know the amazing firepower he has, so I felt like I played a loose game to get broken … he got the early break and kind of was able to run away. I still had a lot of chances on his service games. It just didn’t feel like it was coming.” De Minaur will take his “bittersweet ending” to his tournament and take learnings into the rest of the year. That begins next month at the Rotterdam Open, meaning he will likely return to his home away from home in Alicante, Spain, before a possible return to Australia in March for the Davis Cup qualifying round against Hungary.
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