De Minaur prepared for “absolute battle” in US Open fourth spherical | 4 September, 2023 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

New York, USA, 4 September 2023 | Leigh Rogers

Alex de Minaur is eyeing a spot within the US Open 2023 males’s singles quarterfinals.

The 24-year-old Australian is having fun with his finest run at Flushing Meadows since 2020 and now takes on world No.3 Daniil Medvedev within the fourth spherical.

Medvedev thrives in New York, the place he has received 24 of his previous 27 matches. This consists of his title-winning run in 2021.

“He’s an excessive sort of counter puncher, a defensive specialist who finds methods to bait opponents into taking part in the sport type he needs,” De Minaur mentioned of the previous world No.1.

“He’s an especially good tactician and everytime you play him you’ve got to be prepared for an absolute chess battle.”

All six of their earlier profession conferences have been on exhausting courts, with Medvedev profitable 4 of these encounters.

Nonetheless, De Minaur has received their two most up-to-date conferences. This consists of on the Canadian Open final month.

“I haven’t performed him in a significant but,” De Minaur famous. “So that is going to be a brand new expertise for each of us.”

De Minaur v Medvedev Head-to-head document
Date	Event	Spherical	Consequence
Jan 2018	Sydney	Remaining	Medvedev received 1-6 6-4 7-5
Aug 2018	Winston-Salem	2R	Medvedev received 6-3 6-3
Nov 2020	Paris	3R	Medvedev received 5-7 6-2 6-2
Jan 2022	ATP Cup	RR	Medvedev received 6-4 6-2
Nov 2022	Paris	2R	De Minaur received 6-4 2-6 7-5
Aug 2023	Toronto	QF	De Minaur received 7-6(7) 7-5

De Minaur is anticipating it’s “going to be a protracted match”.

“I’m positive there’s going to be possibilities each methods. It’s about who simply sticks round and fights to the top and finds a approach,” mentioned De Minaur, who’s aiming to document his seventh top-10 win of the season.

“I’m anticipating an absolute battle.”

4 Australians are additionally in motion because the US Open junior competitors continues on day eight.

The US Open is broadcast in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection ranging from 1am AEST.

Aussies in motion on day eight:

Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[13] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [3] Daniil Medvedev, Louis Armstrong Stadium, fourth match (not earlier than 6am AEST)

Women’ singles, first spherical
[12] Emerson Jones (AUS) v Mingge Xu (GBR), Court docket 11, first match (from 1am AEST)

Boys’ singles, first spherical
Charlie Camus (AUS) v [8] Darwin Blanch (USA), Court docket 12, first match (from 1am AEST)
[Q] Pavle Marinkov (AUS) v [13] Joel Schwaerzler (AUT), Court docket 15, first match (from 1am AEST)

Boys’ singles, second spherical
Hayden Jones (AUS) v [1] Yaroslav Demin, Court docket 11, second match

Boys’ doubles, first spherical
Pavle Marinkov (AUS)/Yuvan Nandal (IND) v [3] Tomasz Berkieta (POL)/Henry Searle (GBR), Court docket 15, fourth match
Hayden Jones (AUS)/Alexander Razeghi (USA) v Nicholas Patrick (USA)/Maxim Kalinin (USA), Court docket 13, fifth match

> VIEW: Full US Open 2023 day eight schedule

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