De Minaur

2022 - 6 - 30

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Jack Draper is knocked out of Wimbledon after losing 7-5 6-7 (0-7) 2 ... (Daily Mail)

Alex de Minaur made it a golden day for Wimbledon's newest power couple as he outlasted Britain's Jack Draper, with girlfriend Katie Boulter watching on ...

Draper admitted in Surbiton last week that his body was not yet ready for five-set combat. With that in mind, the second-set tiebreak felt crucial to his chances of victory. His lefty serve and forehand are the standout strokes but his backhand was exceptional last night in both attack and defence. At 5-5, Draper made his attack on the De Minaur serve. Yet as the first set progressed, Draper outgunned him. It felt a little like Andy Murray’s five-set loss to David Nalbandian in 2005, when the Scottish teenager’s talent could not be matched by his cramping body.

Wimbledon: Jack Draper v Alex De Minaur, all the background (Warrington Guardian)

JACK Draper will be carrying the hopes of British tennis fans onto the Wimbledon No1 court later today when he faces Australian 19th seed Alex De…

I think I can use my weapons and hopefully play well. “I came here confident. “I think that’s our mentality, that every week, every day, I’m improving. I want to have a great career, especially in grand slams. “I felt like Zizou is someone who is quite a dangerous player. Overall he’s a great competitor, a tough player to play against.

De Minaur soars into Wimbledon third round (Tennis Australia)

Australian Alex de Minaur has matched his career-best result at Wimbledon, progressing to the third round for a second time.

Gentlemen’s singles, third round Gentlemen’s singles, second round Gentlemen’s singles, second round I’m just really proud of my performance.” He’s been inspired,” De Minaur said. For me, I see that match as a very high-quality win against an opponent who has been playing some great tennis.

Wimbledon: De Minaur through to third round (Tennis Majors)

Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 19 seed, advanced to the third round of Wimbledon by beating Jack Draper 5-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the All England Lawn Tennis ...

- Miomir Kecmanovic (25) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3 - Frances Tiafoe (23) beat Maximilian Marterer (Q): 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3) - Tim van Rijthoven (WC) beat Reilly Opelka (15): 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4)

Jack Draper puts up impressive fight before losing to 19th seed Alex ... (The Independent)

The battle between the former junior finalists saw Australian De Minaur come from a set down to defeat Draper 5-7 7-6 (0) 6-2 6-3 in three hours and two minutes ...

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De Minaur posts pulsating Wimbledon win (Education – Australian Associated Press)

Alex de Minaur has dug deep to beat rising Brit Jack Draper – not to mention Wimbledon's infamous late-night curfew – and join fellow Australian Nick ...

“As long as I get to play on these courts, I’m honoured to be here, happy to be here and looking forward to another chance,” de Minaur said. Try as he might, Draper didn’t get a look in on de Minaur’s serves in the third and fourth sets as Australia’s 19th seed safely advanced to a third-round meeting on Saturday with another Brit, inspired wildcard Liam Broady. Rain caused the second-round match to be stopped for almost an hour while the roof was closed on show court No.1 and the delay threatened to leave de Minaur hanging for the night.