Tennis: Australian Alex De Minaur has fallen desperately short of a maiden Grand Slam semi final, losing to Alexander Zverev at the French Open.
Demon falls short of French semi final | 02:05As a disappointed Alex de Minaur dusted the clay from his shoes and assessed his best grand slam performance yet shortly after midnight at the French Open on Thursday, the Australian star was looking to the immediate future with optimism.
A former Eastbourne champion in 2021 and a junior boys finalist at Wimbledon in 2016, de Minaur describes grass as his favourite surface, though his best results have come on hard courts at both grand slams and also on the ATP Tour. EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND – JUNE 22: Alex de Minaur of Australia celebrates his victory against opponent Lorenzo Sonego of Italy during their Men's Singles Second Round match on Day 5 at Devonshire Park on June 22, 2022 in Eastbourne, England. The top 10-ranked Australian – he will be ranked nine when the rankings are updated officially on Monday – is blessed with astounding speed, which sees him cover the court better than just about every other player in the world.
Zverev has no doubt a rival he has now had the better of eight times in their 10 outings has improved significantly, saying his never-say-die attitude has now been bolstered by some series weapons.
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