Showing posts for: Alex De Minaur
Demon dares to dream in desert

AUSSIE dynamo Alex de Minaur blitzed Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in the third round of Indian Wells, winning 10 of the last 11 games of the match to dismantle the 21st seed, 6-4 6-0 in an hour and 14 minutes. The Australian notched up win number 50 at ATP Masters 1000 level thanks to the result, […]

No Djoke as Botic beats five-time Indian Wells champion

FOR the first time in almost seven years, former world number one Novak Djokovic suffered his third straight loss, this time coming in the second round of Indian Wells. The Serbian now sixth seed went down to Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-2 3-6 6-1 in two hours and two minutes. Van de Zandschulp lost […]

Brilliant Berrettini blasts past Monfils in Dubai

FORMER Top 10 talent Matteo Berrettini is set to be seeded at the upcoming Grand Slams after rising up to 29th in the world today. The Italian saw off the challenge of fellow former world number six Gael Monfils at the Dubai Tennis Championships, 7-5 6-4. The victory marked Berrettini’s third out of four matches […]

Lehecka escapes from Alcaraz as top four seeds tumble

THREE of the four top ranked players all fell at the semi-finals stage of the 2025 Qatar Open ATP500 event, with the biggest of those results being talented Czech Jiri Lehecka toppling world number three, Carlos Alcaraz. After the Spaniard received a scare up against Luca Nardi in the Round of 16 the match before, […]

Consistency remains key for Demon in Doha

AUSTRALIAN Alex de Minaur has become one of the most consistent ATP Tour players, with the world number eight’s latest victory over Dutch qualifier Botic Van de Zandschulp making it 32 wins from 33 matches against players outside the Top 30 since May last year. With the win, de Minaur advanced through to the quarter […]

Berrettini blasts past Djoker in Doha

LIKE A blast from the past, Italian Matteo Berrettini‘s brutal forehand was back to its breathtaking best against a returning Novak Djokovic as the former Top 10 player smashed his way into the Doha second round. While Djokovic was returning from an injury he sustained during his semi-final loss to Alexander Zverev at the Australian […]

Alcaraz storms home to cull Cilic in Doha

WORLD number three Carlos Alcaraz won 14 of the last 19 points in the match against Croatian veteran Marin Cilic to book his spot in the 2025 Qatar Open Round of 16. Alcaraz is top seed at the ATP500 event, with the Spaniard securing a 6-4 6-4 triumph in an hour and 40 minutes on […]

Alcaraz expels Demon in Rotterdam final

WORLD number three Carlos Alcaraz picked up his 17th career ATP Tour title with a hard-fought three-set victory against new world number six, Alex de Minaur overnight. The Australian underdog – who was ranked eighth coming into the Rotterdam Open had not dropped a set all tournament, but was forced to take it to three […]

Demon destroys qualifier, next escape from Alcaraz

AUSSIE star Alex de Minaur is through to another ATP Tour final, defending his achievement from 12 months prior. The eighth ranked talent – who will officially move up to sixth post-tournament – proved too good for 23-year-old Italian Mattia Bellucci. Winning in quick fashion 6-1 6-2 in 67 minutes, de Minaur gave Bellucci no […]

Dutch delight for Demon

NEEDING to defend his run to last year’s final, Aussie Alex de Minaur is on the board at the 2025 Rotterdam Open. The world number eight defeated the player he may well face in the Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round later in the year in David Goffin, extending his head-to-head against the Belgian to 6-0 […]

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