LIVE UPDATES: Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur is chasing a semi-final berth against Austrian no. 2 seed Dominic Thiem in the USOpen’s main game of the night.
'The perfect student': De Minaur's rise from Carss Park to a grand slam quarter-finalBefore we get to the action on court, here is a lovely story on Alex de Minaur's youth from Dominic Bossi.Tennis coach Kerry Dock would never teach kids below the age of four but when he saw a three-and-a-half year-old Alex De Minaur in Carss Park in Sydney's south, he knew he had to make an exception.
In his third lesson, the toddler was serving over the net from the baseline. By the age of six, De Minaur was rallying against Dock and, by the age of 10, he nearly beat Dock in a three-set match. It's now of no surprise to Dock that a 21-year-old De Minaur is now in the quarter-finals of the US Open."I normally don't take kids that young but he was already hitting the wall on the garage every day for three hours," Dock said. "He would have been the youngest ever.
De Minaur is the last remaining Australian in the US Open after powering his way past Canadian Vasek Pospisil in straight sets on Tuesday morning to set the stage for a quarter-final clash against the new tournament favourite, Dominic Thiem. De Minaur's 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over the unseeded Pospisil in the fourth round elevated him into the final eight of a grand slam and, according to his junior coach of four years, the Australian public shouldn't be surprised if De Minaur can go even further.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US Open 2020: Results, Schedule, Alex de Minaur, Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Serena WilliamsAussie Alex de Minaur is through to his first Grand Slam quarter-final after taking down Vasek Pospisil 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2.
Read more »
Serena Williams digs deep to progress through quarter-final at US OpenSerena Williams comes from a set down to defeat unseeded Tsvetana Prionkova, keeping her dream of a 24th grand slam singles title alive.
Read more »
Naomi Osaka shows class in straight-sets victory at US OpenNaomi Osaka battles through to the US Open semi-finals with a straight-set victory over Shelby Rogers.
Read more »
Thiem's blunt response to US Open asterisk claimsDon't tell Dominic Thiem the US Open is diminished in any way 😤 9WWOS
Read more »
US Open tennis: One word proves Novak Djokovic doesn’t get itNovak Djokovic has used the same excuse to avoid blame for every mistake this year — and he was at it again after hitting a line judge.
Read more »
Ash Barty pulls out of the French Open because of health risks, lack of preparationAsh Barty announces she will not defend her French Open title in 2020, with the Queenslander saying pulling out of the tournament is 'not a decision I have made lightly'.
Read more »