After a shocking fortnight in Paris, a gallant Alex de Minaur bows out within the males’s singles quarterfinals at Roland Garros 2024.
Paris, France, 6 June 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Alex de Minaur’s career-best run at Roland Garros has ended within the quarterfinals – however in trademark style, he went down in a spirited show.
The 25-year-old Australian was trying to advance to his maiden Grand Slam singles semifinal and document back-to-back top-five wins for the primary time in his profession when he confronted world No.4 Alexander Zverev at Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier.
Removed from overawed on the event, De Minaur produced a gallant efficiency. Zverev proved too good nonetheless, advancing to his fourth consecutive semifinal at Roland Garros with a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-4 victory.
De Minaur had his probabilities, particularly in a decent second set. He earned a set level on Zverev’s serve within the twelfth recreation, which he was unable to transform. The Australian No.1 then raced to a 4-0 benefit within the tiebreak, just for Zverev to win seven of the subsequent eight factors to take a two-set lead.
With the momentum in his favour, the assured German charged house to document his eleventh consecutive victory and enhance his head-to-head document in opposition to De Minaur to eight wins from their 10 matches.
“I believe I put up a hell of a struggle in hostile situations in opposition to a high quality opponent,” De Minaur mentioned. “Had my probabilities, in all probability ought to have taken the second set, and I believe we’d have been in for a correct battle. However I left my coronary heart on the market. I did all the pieces I may. It simply wasn’t adequate.”
It ends an unimaginable run for the world No.11, who had by no means progressed past the second spherical in his seven earlier main-draw appearances in Paris. De Minaur bucked that pattern this yr, by virtually changing into simply the sixth Australian to advance to a males’s singles semifinal at Roland Garros within the Open period.
It has been 27 years since an Australian final reached a males’s singles semifinal at Roland Garros.
| Roland Garros males’s singles Australian semifinalists within the Open period |
|
| Participant | 12 months |
| Ken Rosewall | 1968, 1969 |
| Rod Laver | 1968, 1969 |
| Tony Roche | 1969 |
| Phil Dent | 1977 |
| Pat Rafter | 1997 |
A silver lining for De Minaur is that along with his career-best efficiency in Paris, he’s projected to return to a career-high world No.9 when the ATP Tour launch its subsequent instalment of rankings.
With the Olympics set to be performed at Roland Garros subsequent month, De Minaur has additionally gained invaluable confidence on what has usually been his most difficult floor.
“I believe it type of reveals the event and bounce I’ve made as a participant,” De Minaur mentioned. “To have the ability to come out right here and make quarters on my least-favourite floor, exhibiting that I’m able to take it to whoever and I’m going to offer it my finest in opposition to whoever.”
Aussies in motion – Roland Garros
RESULTS
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[4] Alexander Zverev (GER) d [11] Alex de Minaur (AUS) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-4
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