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Alex De Minaur infamously lost his first 18 matches to top-five opposition, helping create an unwanted narrative that he was a good player who would always fall short against the tour\u2019s elite.<\/em><\/p>\nBut then everything changed: he beat world No.3 Daniil Medvedev \u2013 who had just taken down a series of stars to win in Vienna \u2013 in November last year at the Paris Masters.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWhy do it in the first 18, eh?\u201d de Minaur mused afterwards.<\/em><\/p>\nDe Minaur has since secured three more such wins: over Rafael Nadal at this year\u2019s United Cup, Andrey Rublev at Rotterdam in February, then Medvedev again only a few weeks ago in Toronto on his way to reaching his first Masters 1000 final.<\/em><\/p>\nRead the full story here.<\/p>\n
The Demon has been in fine fettle at Flushing Meadows<\/h2>\n
The 24-year-old has dropped only a single set all tournament – in his opening match against Timofey Skatov. Since then he has made short, three-set work of China\u2019s Wu Yibing and Nicol\u00e1s Jarry, and it was the manner with which he destroyed the fancied Chilean that signalled his intent.<\/p>\n
The fourth round of grand slams has been a cursed stage for de Minaur in his career to date, having exited four of five times in the round of 16. The fifth – his only quarter-final appearance – was at the US Open in 2020 but, at the height of Covid, the competition was not at its stiffest.<\/p>\n
But the quietly spoken baseliner has previously said he wants to be a top-10 player, and is finally on the verge of becoming one, currently ranked 13 (equal to Nick Kyrgios\u2019s career-high ranking) and appearing set to rise further.<\/p>\n
Medvedev, meanwhile, is still ranked third behind only Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz and leads the head to head 4-2. De Minaur has, however, won the two most recent meetings.<\/p>\n
Good morning!<\/h2>\n
Welcome to our live coverage of the US Open. But not just any live coverage, that of Australia\u2019s own Alex de Minaur against Daniil Medvedev.<\/p>\n
Get yer cup of coffee ready. Crack open yer chocolate-coated almonds muesli and Lite White, because this tie could throw up anything.<\/p>\n
With countryman Rinky Hijikata having fallen to Frances Tiafoe, de Minaur is the only Australian left in the draw.<\/p>\n
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