Alex de Minaur scores a four-set win towards compatriot Jordan Thompson to advance to the US Open 2024 males’s singles quarterfinals.
New York, USA, 3 September 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Alex de Minaur has produced his finest efficiency of the event to this point to defeat compatriot Jordan Thompson within the fourth spherical of the US Open 2024 males’s singles competitors.
“I’m proud of the win,” De Minaur stated. “It’s by no means straightforward enjoying a good friend and a fellow team-mate in a giant match. It wasn’t straightforward, however I did what I wanted to do, and glad to be within the quarterfinals right here once more.”
The 25-year-old De Minaur made a blistering begin to the extremely anticipated all-Australian showdown, which was the primary assembly between two Aussie males at this stage of the event in 31 years.
De Minaur raced by the opening set 6-0, firing eight winners to 1 and conceding simply 10 factors, to amplify the stress on world No.32 Thompson.
The 30-year-old Thompson, contesting a fourth-round match at a serious event for the primary time in 4 years, managed to work his method into the match and stage at one-set apiece.
However world No.10 De Minaur’s big-stage expertise confirmed, as he calmly fought again to shut out a 6-0 3-6 6-3 7-5 victory in slightly below three hours.
“I’ve received a lot respect for Thommo,” De Minaur stated. “We’ve grown up collectively, he’s been like a giant brother to me, so I actually recognize the whole lot he has completed for me. He’s a hell of a competitor, my Davis Cup team-mate and I can’t wait to share the courtroom many, many occasions with him.”
This maintains De Minaur’s dominant document towards fellow Australians previously six years, having received 17 of 20 matches towards his friends on this interval.
“It’s only a mentality,” De Minaur stated of the key to his latest success. “A optimistic mindset it doesn’t matter what, attempt to play each level, attempt to win each level and as all the time, compete my coronary heart out.”
With this newest victory, De Minaur joins illustrious firm as solely the seventh Australian to achieve a number of US Open males’s singles quarterfinals within the Open period.
Solely two different Aussies – Pat Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt – have achieved this feat previously 50 years.
| US Open males’s singles Australians to achieve a number of quarterfinals within the Open period |
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| Participant | 12 months |
| John Newcombe | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974 |
| Ken Rosewall | 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974 |
| Tony Roche | 1969, 1970 |
| Fred Stolle | 1969, 1972 |
| Pat Rafter | 1997, 1998 |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Alex de Minaur | 2020, 2024 |
De Minaur additionally turns into the primary Australian in nearly 20 years to advance to 3 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals, an accomplishment final achieved by Hewitt between 2004-05.
“It’s all the time good to attain milestones,” De Minaur stated.
“[But] I don’t make an excessive amount of fuss. I simply put my head down and work on my craft. I’m excited that the outcomes are exhibiting.”
To advance to his maiden Grand Slam semifinal, De Minaur might want to defeat rising British star Jack Draper.
The 22-year-old Draper is having fun with a career-best run at Grand Slam stage and has progressed to the quarterfinals with out conceding a set.
“He’s been enjoying some nice tennis all yr spherical, so I’m anticipating a battle,” De Minaur stated of the world No.25, who he boasts an unbeaten document towards from their three earlier matches.
“He’s very tough, so I’m going to do my finest, compete my coronary heart out and we’ll see what occurs.”
Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-0 3-6 6-3 7-5
COMING UP
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [25] Jack Draper (GBR)
> VIEW: US Open 2024 males’s singles draw
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