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Alex de Minaur departed the Australian Open following his defeat to Carlos Alcaraz. (AP: Aaron Favila)
Pleasant and polite, Carlos Alcaraz gives off the impression he does not have a bad bone in his body.
So when the world number one was asked about Alex de Minaur following his triumph in their Australian Open quarterfinal, you can guarantee his comments were intended as feedback rather than criticism.
Alex de Minaur has been knocked out of the Australian Open by world number one Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.
"When he's playing against the best or the top player, he's trying to be more aggressive, which sometimes [means] he's just out of his comfort zone," Alcaraz said after his 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 win over de Minaur.
Tennis world rallies around Alex de Minaur after heartbreaking scenes after Aus Open loss
Tennis fans and commentators are urging Alex de Minaur not to give up hope after the Aussie star came unstuck at the quarter-final stage of a grand slam once again. The World No.6 enjoyed a brilliant Australian Open campaign to make the last eight, producing dominant wins over 29th seed Frances Tiafoe and 10th seed Alexander Bublik.
But he was no match for World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday night, going down in straight sets 5-7 2-6 1-6. It once again exposed the gaping divide between Alcaraz and World No.2 Sinner and the rest of the field.
De Minaur is now a combined 0-19 in his career against Alcaraz and Sinner – 0-6 against Alcaraz and 0-13 against Sinner. He's now made seven quarter-finals appearances at grand slams but never made a semi, becoming the third man after Andrey Rublev and Tommy Robredo to achieve that unwanted feat.
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Quarter-final curse: Demon's run of last-eight losses
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Alex de Minaur has lost all seven of his grand slam quarter-finals.
This is how the seven defeats played out (prefix denotes opponent's ranking):
A grand slam lightweight hitting the scales at barely 70kg, de Minaur walked away from his maiden major quarter-final hoping in "years to come I'll get bigger, I'll get stronger" after being bossed from the back by the tournament's eventual champion.
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