Alex de Minaur that said his humiliating defeat against Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Wednesday like a slap in the face after a period of improvement in which he emerged as his country’s best hope for ending a major drought.
De Minaur lost 6-3, 6-2 and 6-1 against the defending champion in one hour and 48 minutes, ensuring his country’s wait for a men’s Grand Slam champion since Mark Edmondson’s triumph in 1976 continues.
Sinner’s tenth loss in as many matches capped a solid fortnight for the world number eight at Melbourne Park.
«The positive, how I faced everything… the fact of coming into this year as a top 10 player with a lot of expectationstoo much pressure. The whole country wishes him well. “I want to do well here,” De Minaur told the press. «I would have liked to have done more today, but this is what happens in tennis sometimes».
«The negative is that after playing great tennis at home and winning so much, you feel like you’ve been slapped in the face, honestly.when this is the end.
De Minaur said he felt a similar sadness after losing to Novak Djokovic24-time major champion, a few years ago.
“I will live and continue to improve. I have to sit down with my team and find a way to hurt Jannik on the court.», he added.
«In the end, that’s the way we have to look and find different waysbecause at the moment we don’t have it. So back to the drawing board, like I’ve done my entire career. I never thought this was my ceiling. I have more than the tank».
Source: La Verdad
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