Australia’s Alex de Minaur continued his dreaded run in grand slam quarter-finals, losing in four sets to Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at Flushing Meadows on Thursday morning.
In a frustrating encounter and the second longest match of the tournament, de Minaur’s first serve let him down in the 6-4, 6-7 (9/7), 5-7, 6-7 (7/4) defeat.
The match went for four hours and 10 minutes, with the second set running for a remarkable 86 minutes alone.
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Alex de Minaur eliminated. Getty
The Australian made just 42 per cent of his first serves and hit 43 unforced errors, although that mark was surpassed by the Canadian who had 50.
De Minaur’s record in quarter-finals now stands at 0-6 and he’ll rue not making more of this opportunity after drawing an easier schedule in the first four rounds.
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Auge-Aliassime, the 25th seed, has struggled with injuries and dips in confidence since his breakthrough trip to the US Open semi-final four years ago but brought his best level to Arthur Ashe Stadium as he sent more than 22 aces and 51 winners.
„Some days you won’t feel your best but I was willing to dig really deep and do everything I can,“ said Auger-Aliassime.
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alex de Minaur shake hands. Getty
„It feels amazing. Four years ago, it feels like more. It was a tough couple of years but it feels even better now to be in the semi-finals.“
Auger-Aliassime next plays the winner of the all-Italian quarter-final between reigning champion Jannik Sinner and 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti.
„The biggest challenges are yet to come, but that’s what I live for, that’s what I train for,“ he said.
More to come.
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