Alex de Minaur is confident he has fully recovered from a hip injury and is feeling his best heading into the Australian Open.
Alex de Minaur is confident his injury woes are behind him, feeling he is in the best shape he has ever been ahead of the Australian Open . The world No.9 recaptured his fluid best at the first United Cup round in Sydney, putting on a commanding performance to beat Argentina’s Tomas Etcheverry 6-1 6-4 at Ken Rosewall Arena. De Minaur had been plagued by a hip injury in his breakout 2024 season suffered during his Wimbledon run in July. The 25-year-old had risen as high as world No.
6 after reaching the second week of every slam, including quarter-finals of the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Australia’s No.1 remained hindered by the troublesome hip while playing in the Davis Cup in November, but he now feels the worst is over having returned to Australia. “It’s definitely the best I felt since Wimbledon,” de Minaur said on Saturday. “Very happy with how the body’s moving, how it’s feeling. “It’s been a long time coming but it’s feeling the best shape it has been in a very, very long time.” De Minaur is primed to enjoy a rich vein of form heading into next month’s AO, having been the only Australian to claim a victory against Argentina in their first United Cup match. He put on a clinical performance against Etcheverry, claiming the first set within 28 minutes on his way to levelling the tie after teammate Olivia Gadecki lost 6-2 6-4 to Nadia Podoroska in the women’s single. “I was extremely pleased with my level (of performance). Being the first match of the new season, you never know what to expect,” de Minaur said. “Tommy, he’s a quality opponent, a very tough opponent, so I was happy in the way I executed today from the very start until the end. “It’s a very special court and a court that I love playing on, so I was very happy to be able to play the match today.” Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt said de Minaur “played fantastic tennis”
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