Alex de Minaur defeats Flavio Cobolli to progress to the fourth spherical of his dwelling Grand Slam for a 3rd consecutive yr.
Melbourne, Australia , 19 January 2024 | Vivienne Christie
Identified for the wheels that earned him the Pace Demon moniker, Alex de Minaur has lifted a gear at Australian Open 2024.
With a straight-sets win over Flavio Cobolli at John Cain Area, the No.1 Australian moved easily into the match’s second week.
Combining his trademark weapons of tenacity and athleticism, De Minaur defeated the Italian qualifier 6-3 6-3 6-1 to set a fourth-round assembly with fifth seed Andrey Rublev or No.29 Sebastian Korda.
“That is the place the match actually begins,” mentioned a business-like De Minaur, making no secret of his fierce ambitions at his dwelling Grand Slam.
“I say this as a result of that is the place I wish to be. That is the place the tail finish of the match begins, the second week of Slams.
“I’ve at all times been informed that the primary week of a Slam is to get via nonetheless method you wish to, and the second week is whenever you begin to play your actual tennis.
“Hopefully I can try this. Now the matches … needs to be in opposition to better-ranked opponents. I’m trying ahead to that.”
De Minaur took two hours and 7 minutes to put on down Cobolli, who was significantly extra harmful than his world No.100 rating prompt.
After three dominant wins in qualifying, the 21-year-old had launched a primary Australian Open main-draw marketing campaign with a five-set upset of No.18 seed Nicolas Jarry, earlier than overcoming Pavel Kotov in 4 units.
Armed with a very potent forehand, the artful Cobolli recorded 45 winners in his first match and a equally efficient 41 within the second.
Going through De Minaur, nonetheless, the Australian Open debutante was by no means supplied with the chance to provide his greatest. The Australian struck a primary blow as he earned the primary break in opposition to Cobolli in an prolonged seventh sport.
Whereas De Minaur didn’t consolidate, he additionally didn’t panic. One other break over the Italian proved a confidence-booster, the No.10 seed lifting a stage to safe the 39-minute first set with an ace.
An epic third sport was the turning level of the second set, with De Minaur securing a 2-1 lead on his ninth break level. With vitality ranges solely rising, he maintained that benefit to shut out the set.
The toll of a sixth match in Melbourne began exhibiting for Cobolli, who was handled for a leg grievance when he trailed 0-3 within the third set.
De Minaur, against this, was seemingly rising in vitality as he gained one other break of serve and confidently served out the match, securing victory with a superbly positioned forehand, for his 26th winner of the match.
“I in all probability should be feeling the freshest I’ve been getting at this stage of the match,” mentioned De Minaur, who progressed via the primary spherical when Milos Raonic withdrew via damage, then defeated Matteo Arnaldi in straight units.
“Bodily I’m feeling nice. Now it’s nearly giving all my vitality for what’s to return.”
Having reached the identical stage of the 2022 and 2023 tournaments, De Minaur turns into the primary Australian to achieve the fourth spherical of his dwelling Grand Slam in three consecutive editions since Lleyton Hewitt between 2003 and 2005.
Requested what it could imply to additional emulate the success of his mentor, De Minaur famous the significance of focusing o his personal success.
“To start with, I’ll attempt to get just a little bit higher and beat my private greatest, get to a quarterfinals. That’s step one,” he commented.
“I’ve made a pair fourth rounds up to now. I possibly have gotten to that time and never performed the kind of match I needed to. I’m hoping I can break that barrier and go one additional.”
Aussies in motion – Australian Open
TODAY’S RESULTS
Males’s singles, third spherical
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d [Q] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 6-3 6-3 6-1
COMING UP
Ladies’s singles, third spherical
[Q] Storm Hunter (AUS) v [9] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [5] Andrey Rublev OR [29] Sebastian Korda (USA)
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