Watch highlights as Aussie Alex de Minaur faces Milos Raonic at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit www.BrisbaneTennis.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
#NextGenATP contender Alex de Minaur continued his impressive start to the season with a stunning 6-4, 6-4 upset win over fourth seed Milos Raonic at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Australian backed up his first round win over Steve Johnson in impressive style to topple 2016 champion Raonic in one hour and 34 minutes. Describing the win as a ‘tremendous high’, de Minaur pointed to his levels of self-belief as a key factor in pulling off such a great win. [ALSO LIKE] “You've got to into every match believing that you can win,” said de Minaur. “I just go out to every match the same, trying to play my game and leave it all out...
The 2018 ATP Challenger Tour season is underway, with a trio of tournaments - in Bangkok, Noumea and Playford - kicking off the new year. Many players are looking to carry the momentum from strong 2017 campaigns, while others are eyeing a fresh start as the calendar turns. Last year, 14 players broke into the Top 100 and will look to translate their Challenger success to the ATP World Tour. A total of 33 others tasted victory for the first time and are hoping to continue to plot their ascents up the ATP Rankings. New opportunities await the stars of tomorrow, as the sun rises on 2018. Who will shine in the new year? We look at the players poised...
It did not take long for the thrills to begin in the 2018 ATP World Tour season. Australian #NextGenATP contender Alex de Minaur put on a show for his home crowd on the final day of 2017, earning the best win of his young career by ranking, defeating World No. 44 Steve Johnson 7-6(7), 6-4 at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp on Sunday. The 18-year-old wild card saved five set points — two while serving at 5-6 and three more in the ensuing tie-break — in the opening set before riding the momentum to his third ATP World Tour victory. “It was the best way to finish off the year. I couldn't ask for more. I beat a high-quality opponent...
The 2018 season is still two weeks away, yet a pair of #NextGenATP stars are already carrying significant momentum into their new campaigns. Alex de Minaur and Soon-woo Kwon continue to make great strides in their push towards the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, with both securing main draw wild cards at the Australian Open. On Sunday, 18-year-old De Minaur, the highest-ranked Aussie teen, won the Australian Open Wild Card Play-off with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-1 victory over Alex Bolt. The World No. 208 will make his second straight appearance at his home Grand Slam, after reaching the second round on debut in 2017. "I feel like I thoroughly deserve this one – that’s what happens when...
