The lion-hearted tennis star has enjoyed another seminal moment in Paris as he goes where no male Australian player has in two decades.
Australia’s lion-hearted tennis star has enjoyed another seminal moment in Paris against Daniil Medvedev, upsetting the Russian grand slam champion 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 to book his maiden Roland-Garros quarter-final and second overall.No Australian man has made it this far at the French Open since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004, and he now has the chance to match Pat Rafter’s semi-final effort from 27 years ago.
The 25-year-old told this masthead in March, on the eve of Indian Wells, that his next big goals – beyond deep runs at the slams – were toDe Minaur’s latest win moves him to No.8 in the live rankings, although the four players below him are still alive in the tournament and could overtake him depending on how the rest of this week goes.
He could not reel Medvedev back in time to avoid going down a set despite earning a break point in three separate return games, but there was plenty to be encouraged about at that stage.
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