The title was De Minaur\u2019s<\/a> 10th of his career, as the Australian returned to the top ten following the tournament.<\/p>\n Carrying that momentum forward to the Canadian Open<\/a>, De Minaur eased into the third round with a straight-sets win over Francisco Comesana.<\/p>\n Playing some of the best tennis of his ATP Tour<\/a> career, De Minaur will no doubt be hoping to make a deep run in New York next month.<\/p>\n Assessing his US Open<\/a> chances, one former Aussie tennis star has said what will need to happen for De Minaur to win the title at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n Luke Saville says the draw will need to \u2018open up\u2019 for Alex de Minaur to win the US Open<\/p>\n During the latest episode of \u2018The Tennis\u2019, 2020 Australian Open<\/a> doubles finalist Luke Saville responded when asked if De Minaur can win the US Open.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is definitely tough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I saw a clip the other day that he just keeps rocking up, every Grand Slam, and he is making the fourth round, quarterfinal.<\/p>\n Grand SlamPerformanceOpponentScore2024 Australian OpenLost in 4RAndrey Rublev4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 0-62024 French OpenLost in QFAlexander Zverev4-6, 6-7, 4-62024 WimbledonLost in QFNovak DjokovicW\/O2024 US OpenLost in QFJack Draper3-6, 5-7, 2-62025 Australian OpenLost in QFJannik Sinner3-6, 2-6, 1-62025 French OpenLost in 2RAlexander Bublik6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 2-62025 WimbledonLost in 4RNovak Djokovic6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 4-6Alex de Minaur\u2019s results at Grand Slams since the beginning of 2024<\/p>\n \u201cI think if we are honest, we probably just need a little bit of a draw opening because those top two [Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz], especially, are pretty unreal right now, and if they keep going, he has to beat both of them to win a Slam.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is difficult, to say the least.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we need a little bit of love, but he is definitely showing up at every Grand Slam and getting into that second week consistently, so it\u2019s great to see.\u201d<\/p>\n De Minaur certainly won\u2019t be the favorite to win the US Open, but could well enter the tournament as a \u2018dark horse\u2019, having picked up several good results at the event over the years.<\/p>\n Alex de Minaur\u2019s impressive record at the US Open<\/p>\n The 26-year-old has won more matches at the Australian Open and US Open (18) than at any other Grand Slam event.<\/p>\n On two occasions, De Minaur has qualified for the quarterfinals in New York, and he\u2019ll likely be a contender to reach a third in 2025.<\/p>\n Grand SlamBest resultWin\/Loss recordWin %Australian OpenQF \u2013 202518-869%French OpenQF \u2013 20248-947%WimbledonQF \u2013 202413-668%US OpenQF \u2013 2020, 202418-869%Alex de Minaur\u2019s Grand Slam record<\/p>\n Entering his fourth US Open tournament in 2020, De Minaur qualified for his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, picking up four impressive wins en route to the last 16.<\/p>\n 2020 US Open 1R \u2013 Alex de Minaur defeated Andrej Martin2020 US Open 2R \u2013 Alex de Minaur defeated Richard Gasquet2020 US Open 3R \u2013 Alex de Minaur defeated Karen Khachanov2020 US Open 4R \u2013 Alex de Minaur defeated Vasek Pospisil<\/p>\n Looking to advance to the semifinals, De Minaur took on Austria\u2019s Dominic Thiem<\/a>, but came up short, losing out to the eventual champion in straight sets, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6.<\/p>\n![\"Alex](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2227305011-1024x683.jpg\")
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