Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur has battled his means into the final eight on the Qatar Open whereas countryman Chris O’Connell’s run has come to an finish.
Doha, Qatar, 19 February 2025 | Glenn Moore (AAP)
Alex de Minaur’s high quality begin to 2025 has continued with a thirteenth win in 15 tour outings to maneuver into the quarterfinals of the ATP Qatar Open in Doha.
The Australian No.1 held off the persistent, hard-hitting Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-4 in two hours, his trademark power paying off as he blunted his Dutch opponent’s energy.
The second seed will now meet fifth seed Andrey Rublev, who shall be well-rested after rattling previous Nuno Borges 6-3 6-4 in 62 minutes.
Via in two! ✌️
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In the meantime, Chris O’Connell, who got here by way of qualifying, discovered himself up in opposition to world No.16 Jack Draper and was crushed 6-2 6-1.
O’Connell, ranked 82nd, was damaged 5 occasions and was unable to create a break level in opposition to the Brit, who had distributed with Alexei Popyrin within the earlier spherical.
Draper, enjoying his first occasion since struggling a hip damage on the Australian Open, broke O’Connell’s first service recreation in every set and by no means let the Sydneysider again into the match.
De Minaur was briefly threatened himself; at 3-2 down within the first set he needed to save three break factors.
After passing that take a look at, he pounced within the ninth recreation to guide 5-4 then served out the set after 69 minutes.
He then broke to like within the fifth recreation within the midst of a run of 13 factors with out reply.
Dealing with break level within the tenth recreation, he stepped as much as pressure deuce with roar of triumph, then served out the match when Van de Zandschulp returned his second serve into the web.
De Minaur, a latest finalist in Rotterdam, has gained 4 of seven profession conferences in opposition to Rublev.
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