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At the ongoing Australian Open, a moment of hilarious mix-up happened between John McEnroe and Todd Woodbridge. As the local hero Alex de Minaur stepped on the court to play his third-round match, the American legend got to the commentator’s box to draw insights from the match. However, during the high-voltage clash, a moment of pure joy came out of nowhere.

Interestingly, Alex de Minaur is also known as ‘Demon’. However, McEnroe, who was completely unaware of this had to dig a lot deeper and take help from his fellow commentators to break down the real reason behind the Aussie being nicknamed demon.

John McEnroe’s funny mix-up unveils his quirky commentating style at the Australian Open

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At the Australian Open, John McEnroe brought a dose of humor when he couldn’t figure out why Alex De Minaur is nicknamed ‘Demon.’ While being live on air, McEnroe jokingly guessed, “Why is his nickname Demon? Obviously because of his speed?”

Then, Todd Woodbridge came ahead and explained why Alex de Minaur got this nickname. He said that his second name is De and then comes Min, which together sounds like demon. “Well, his name is ‘De … Min…'” said Woodbridge while clearing things up.

McEnroe, not catching the play on words, needed Woodbridge to clear up the confusion. Thus, this unusual incident showcased a funny side of John McEnroe who couldn’t seem to understand the main reason behind the Aussie being named Demon.

 

While coming into the tournament as a hot favorite, Alex de Minaur showed no signs of mercy as he cruised past his opponent to make his way into the next round.

Alex de Minaur demolishes his opponent to make way into the next round

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Alex de Mianur made his way into the court with the support of the crowd. With the crowd backing the local boy, he made sure that he left no stone unturned and easily made his way into the fourth round of the tournament. In the third round, he faced the Italian Flavio Cobolli who was coming into the tournament with a fine run.

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However, he had no answers to De Mianur’s shots and exceptional serves. While showing demon-like gameplay, he swiftly defeated his opponent in 3 sets and made his way into the fourth round of the tournament. The final scoreline of the match remained 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in favor of the Aussie.

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With the stakes turning much higher now, it will be interesting to see how the Australian International tennis star uses his fans’ support and makes his way further into the tournament.

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