Alex De Minaur is set for a challenging Australian Open campaign, facing a tough draw that includes potential clashes with Botic van de Zandschulp, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and other seeded opponents.
Alex de Minaur is embracing the pressure and expectations after copping a devilish draw for the Australian Open in Melbourne. De Minaur will launch his Open campaign against big-hitting Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, with former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas lurking as potentially the great home hope's first big threat. Seeded in the top eight at a grand slam for the first time, tennis's 'Speed Demon' will need to hit top gear quickly.
While now ranked a lowly 82nd in the world, van de Zandschulp ousted four-time major champ Carlos Alcaraz from last year's US Open and has been as high as world number 22 before being hindered by injuries. If he can get past van de Zandschulp, the eighth-seeded de Minaur will play either a qualifier or Argentine Federico Coria in round two. De Minaur's first projected seeded opponent is Argentina's world number 31 Francisco Cerundolo in the third round, with 2023 runner-up Tsitsipas possibly awaiting in the last 16. Last season de Minaur became the first Australian since Lleyton Hewitt in 20 years to reach three consecutive grand slam quarter-finals, raising hopes he can finally break the near-half-century home title drought in the Melbourne Park men's singles. 'I genuinely can't wait to get out there and play in front of my home crowd,' de Minaur told fans at the ASICS Tennis Summit on Thursday. 'I've become a better version of myself and there's always a lot more expectations when you get out there for the first time of the year.'I know they've got my back from the very first point to the last and, jeez, I'm excited to get starte
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