Alex de Minaur

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"Obviously, we all know what he can do with his passing shots and with his movement around the court. de Minaur said in a post-match interview as he pondered his long quest to beat a top-five player. I knew what to expect and I'm glad I played a very tactical match out there.

Alex de Minaur stunned Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Masters amid ugly scenes. Read more here.

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Australia's Alex de Minaur has scored arguably the biggest win of his career, defeating Daniil Medvedev at ...

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“Obviously, we all know what he can do with his passing shots and with his movement around the court. I was very calm in important moments, and it paid off.” I knew what to expect and I’m glad I played a very tactical match out there. “I knew it was going to be a tough battle. “I just wanted to wait for the 19th game - why do it in the first 18, eh?” de Minaur smiled in a post-match interview with Tennis Channel as he pondered his long quest to beat a top-five player. Alex de Minaur has earned one of the most significant wins of his career - and it caused a hissy-fit from former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev before the pair shook hands.

Alex de Minaur achieved a breakthrough career-first, having failed in his past 18 attempts at doing so.

“Obviously, we all know what he can do with his passing shots and with his movement around the court. I knew what to expect and I’m glad I played a very tactical match out there.” “I just wanted to wait for the 19th game - why do it in the first 18, eh?” de Minaur smiled in a post-match interview with Tennis Channel as he pondered his long quest to beat a top-five player. “I knew it was going to be a tough battle. Twenty times, de Minaur came to the net in the final stanza and, ultimately, Medvedev, who’d also got rattled in the first set after a grumble over a line call and getting whistled by the Parisian crowd, lost his nerve and finally cracked. De Minaur had lost all his previous four encounters with the world No.3 including two matches in which he’d won the first set - and it looked as if history would repeat itself on Wednesday on the Bercy hard courts as Medvedev fought back to take a 2-0 lead in the decider.

Alex de Minaur has snared his first win against a top five player with an epic three-set win against Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.

"Obviously, we all know what he can do with his passing shots and with his movement around the court. I knew what to expect and I'm glad I played a very tactical match out there. De Minaur said post-match to Tennis Channel.

Australia's Alex de Minaur has sent former world number one Daniil Medvedev crashing out of the Paris Masters.

She had it on her phone but fair play, kept calm and kept doing the interview until the end and then check to see he had sealed it. “Was in the room with Katie Boulter when he sealed victory. He let out his frustration at the end of the match and looked agitated as he spoke towards the crowd before he shook hands with De Minaur. Despite that disappointment, he was again aggressive on return at 6-5 and a Medvedev double fault on a fourth match point at 30/40 gave De Minaur the biggest win of his career. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo.

Alex De Minaur has claimed his first win over a top-five opponent, defeating world number three Daniil Medvedev in a three-set thriller.

For Aldis Hodge, who appears in the new DC movie Black Adam, that meant he had to eat every two hours to maintain his weight. Medvedev has since battled back to the number three spot, but his latest defeat caps off what has been a disappointing year for the Russian. De Minaur will now play US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe in the round of 16. First at the The world number three smashed his racquet into the court while the Parisian audience blasted him with boo’s. The constant pressure brought on by De Minaur was too much for Medvedev, who lost his cool in the final set. “When you’re playing Daniil you’ve got to find a very fine balance between being solid and being aggressive,” said De Minaur. De Minaur made light of his poor record in a post-match interview, “I just wanted to wait for the 19th game, why do it in the first 18?” he said, poking fun at himself. I knew what to expect and I’m glad I played a very tactical match out there,” said De Minaur. De Minaur got the upper hand early, winning the first set 6-4 before the ever-resilient Medvedev struck back with a ferocious 2-6 second set. De Minaur came into his second-round match against Medvedev having lost all 18 of his previous matchups against players in the top-five of the ATP rankings. For most of his career, Alex De Minaur has been on the cusp of making the jump from good to great.