Alex de Minaur has soared into another US Open quarterfinal, where he will take on Felix Auger-Aliassime.
De Minaur is the eighth seed at the US Open, a Grand Slam in which he has now reached the quarterfinals on three occasions.
The ATP number eight has dropped just one set at the tournament so far, as has his next opponent Auger-Aliassime.
But while De Minaur has yet to face a seeded player, Auger-Aliassime has knocked out both Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev.
The Canadian beat third Zverev in round three of the US Open before a fourth round victory over 15th seed Rublev.
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesAlex de Minaur names the player he thinks may have the best forehand on the ATP Tour
The latter match was indeed ongoing while De Minaur sat down for his latest press conference, where he was tasked with discussing his potential quarterfinal opponents.
And speaking of Rublev, the Australian said: “Yeah Andrey, he’s a very experienced player on tour, he’s made the deep end of these types of tournaments very frequently.
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“He is a player that again is very much a confidence player. He’s got arguably the best forehand on tour. Feels like he can hit a winner off anything on that side.
“And he’s a very aggressive player that tries to dictate and doesn’t, I would say, enjoy when someone else is dictating.
“So the whole game plan again, would be to do my best to kind of get on the front foot, whenever I can, and try to get him moving.”
Alex de Minaur shares his thoughts on Felix Auger-Aliassime ahead of their US Open match
De Minaur will perhaps be glad he won’t be taking on the forehand of Rublev, although a very tough test does await against Auger-Aliassime.
The duo have met three times on the ATP Tour so far, with the Canadian holding a 2-1 win-loss record over the Australian.
Sharing his verdict on Auger-Aliassime ahead of another rematch, De Minaur commented: “I think Felix is that type of player that everyone knows that his top level is incredibly high, right? And when he’s playing with confidence, he’s very tough to beat.
“And this week he’s obviously playing some incredible tennis, and he’s got a lot of weapons. He’s got a great serve, he’s got a great forehand.
“He looks to dictate whenever he can. So in that match-up for me it’s all about trying to disrupt his rhythm, not give him the chance to bully me on the court and do my best to counter and dictate whenever I can and ultimately I know what I’m getting myself into.
“He’s got moments on the court where he’s unbeatable, and then there’s moments that he’ll give you a couple errors. So for me it’s about weathering the storm.
“I’m giving myself a chance playing for a quarterfinal. These are the matches I want to be playing, and for me it’s about going for it, going for the opportunity. And I’m very excited for it.”
YearTitlesTournaments20251Washington (Outdoor/Hard)20242‘s-Hertogenbosch (Outdoor/Grass)
Acapulco (Outdoor/Hard)20231Acapulco (Outdoor/Hard)20221Atlanta (Outdoor/Hard)20212Eastbourne (Outdoor/Grass)
Antalya (Outdoor/Hard)20193Zhuhai (Outdoor/Hard)
Atlanta (Outdoor/Hard)
Sydney (Outdoor/Hard)Alex de Minaur ATP titles
While neither will be thinking beyond their next match, a potential meeting with world number one Jannik Sinner is on the cards.
The defending champion meets Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals, with De Minaur yet to beat Sinner in his 10 attempts so far.