{"id":105893,"date":"2025-08-30T04:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T04:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/105893\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T04:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T04:17:07","slug":"alex-de-minaur-gifted-golden-opportunity-at-the-us-open-as-his-draw-opens-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/105893\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex de Minaur gifted golden opportunity at the US Open as his draw opens up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alex de Minaur has been a mainstay at the apex of men\u2019s tennis for many years now, but he is yet to make that breakthrough at the Grand Slam level.<\/p>\n<p>After all, he has reached the quarter-finals of all four majors, and the final of another Masters 1000 event, but failed to take that crucial next step.<\/p>\n<p>Now, at 26 years old, it feels like he needs to start turning these opportunities into tangible success.<\/p>\n<p>Especially given he has more than enough talent to do so, with a relentless work ethic that can trouble almost anyone on tour.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> certainly has afforded him a golden opportunity, with his draw having just now opened up.<\/p>\n<p>Alex De Minaur\u2019s US Open draw opens up<\/p>\n<p>Having beaten Christopher O\u2019Connell and Shintaro Mochizuki with remarkable ease, and with Daniel Altmaier up next, it seems like <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/alex-de-minaur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur\u2019s<\/a> passage into the fourth round should be quite comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is what has happened elsewhere which has really opened things up for the Aussie, with losses to Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo blowing things wide open.<\/p>\n<p>This means that De Minaur, should he beat Altmaier, will have to face one of Leandro Riedi or Kamil Majchrzak for a spot in the quarter-final.<\/p>\n<p>He will not have to play a player inside the top 50 before the quarter-finals, which will not only gift him a golden opportunity to break his Grand Slam hoodoo, but also to boost his chances of an appearance in the end-of-year event in Turin.<\/p>\n<p>Given <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/katie-boulter-confirms-that-she-and-alex-de-minaur-will-not-compete-at-the-us-open-mixed-doubles-with-latest-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">De Minaur and Katie Boulter were snubbed for the US Open mixed doubles format<\/a>, the former will be delighted to have used that additional pre-tournament preparation to at least enjoy success in the singles draw.<\/p>\n<p>Alex De Minaur was in fine form even before the US Open<\/p>\n<p>Whilst De Minaur might be seemingly motoring through his section of the draw early on, his form beforehand did suggest this might be a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>After all, a champion in Washington and a quarter-finalist in Toronto, the Australian laid the perfect foundations for success in New York.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2232267747-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alex de Minaur hits a forehand\" \/>Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>On his way to the title in the former event, he impressed to bypass stars like Jiri Lehecka, Brandon Nakashima and a very in-form Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.<\/p>\n<p>Then, his Canadian conquest was only stopped by the eventual champion Ben Shelton, just after he had knocked out Frances Tiafoe.<\/p>\n<p>An early exit in Cincinnati marked an outlier, and he is proving that to be the case by backing up his pre-tournament form with some routine early-round victories at the US Open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex de Minaur has been a mainstay at the apex of men\u2019s tennis for many years now, 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