No Respite for Local Boy Alex De Minaur As Brutal Australian Open Draw Signals Early Exit

Australia’s star Alex De Minaur might face tough competition at the upcoming Australian Open. Recently the committee of the tournament dropped a list of men’s singles matches. Here Minaur’s fans spotted the player facing off against top competitors from the first round of the match to the final round. And they’re concerned about his longevity.

Minaur previously had a great display during the 2023 United Cup against Zverev. However, he couldn’t bag the winning trophy last season. Now following the list of tough competitors, fans are anxious about Alex De Minaur’s chances to reach the finals of the Australian Open 2024. They feel tough opponents from the debut round might bring the Aussie tennis star’s early exit from the championship.

Can Alex de Minaur stand his own against tough opponents in the Australian Open?

Recently a trusted tennis source posted the list of the upcoming Australian Open schedule of men’s singles matches on their official X (formerly Twitter) profile. This source further shared a separate tweet pointing out Alex De Minaur’s competitive opponents from the tournament’s first round.

He wrote- “Crazy path for [10] and Australian #1 De Minaur: R1– Raonic R2– Arnaldi R3 – Jarry R16 – Korda/Rublev QF – Sinner/Tiafoe/Khachanov SF – Djokovic/Tsitsipas F – Alcaraz/Medvedev/Zverev/Rune.”

This tweet showed that Alex De Minaur will face off against Canada’s Milos Raonic in the debut round. After that, if he qualifies in the first round, he will compete against Matteo Arnaldi.

In fact, Minaur will also play against either Andrey Rublev or Korda to reach the quarterfinals against Jannik Sinner, Tiafoe, or Khachanov. Following his opponents’ track records, fans think this Australian Open will be truly hectic and tough for the Aussie tennis star.

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While many are anxious about how Minaur may fare, some believe that this world’s number ten tennis star has the skill to beat both Djokovic and Alcaraz.

Minaur’s professional achievements may prove a bold claim

The world’s current number-ten, Alex De Minaur is Australia’s superstar tennis player at this moment. While this star is yet to receive his debut Grand Slam trophy, he still impressed the tennis fraternity with great performances. In 2017’s Australian Open, Minaur ended well in the second round. His performance at the 2018 Wimbledon was also praised by the fraternity.

Alex De Minaur’s Australian Open 2024 marks an important game after his injury. While fans think meeting Raonic in the first round might bring him bad luck, Minaur might surprise fans with amazing victories. Do you think the 24-year-old has the power to come out of Nick Kyrgios’ shadow?

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