Alex de Minaur has battled past Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in four sets to continue his Australian Open 2023 winning run.
It’s crazy. “It’s incredible. Earlier today, wildcard Alexei Popyrin stunned eighth-seeded American Taylor Fritz in a five-set thriller. “It was just an absolute battle out there,” De Minaur said. There were 77 points that extended beyond nine shots, with De Minaur winning 40 of them compared to Mannarino’s 37. But it’s about staying tough and I dug really, really deep today and found an extra level that I probably didn’t know I had.”
The Australian splash that started with Alexei Popyrin rippled through the night with Alex De Minaur joining his friend in surging into the third round of ...
de Minaur started to win easy points and the momentum built to be irresistible in that last set and a half. He readjusted, was happy to draw the rallies longer and managed the points better. Emboldened, de Minaur sniffed the change and moved up the gears. de Minaur lost certainty in his play and Mannarino got on top. “here’s a little song I wrote, you might want to sing it note for note, don’t worry.” The song with the reggae rhythm is a bit of an earworm so once it gets in your head it’s hard to shake.
Alex De Minaur has clawed his way past evergreen Frenchman Adrian Mannarino to join countryman Alexei Popyrin in the Australian Open third round.
[Benjamin Bonzi](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2355) upset Spaniard [Pablo Carreno Busta](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1590) in five sets, winning the match in a championship tiebreak. [Rafael Nadal](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=261) at the season-opening United Cup and taking down two-time Open runner-up [Daniil Medvedev](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2383) at the Paris Masters in November. [Taylor Fritz](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2946) on the same court. [Nick Kyrgios](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1984), De Minaur prevailed 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a battle lasting three hours and 29 minutes on Thursday night. [Alex De Minaur](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2651) has clawed his way past evergreen Frenchman [Adrian Mannarino](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1266) to join countryman [Alexei Popyrin](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2862) in the Australian Open third round.
Alex de Minaur has powered through a brutal contest to march into the third round of the Australian Open with a victory over plucky Frenchman Adrian ...
Although a perfectly executed wide serve saved the break point at 4-4. With the double break comfortably in his back pocket and his opponent neutralised, de Minaur served to see out the match and sent an ace crashing down the line to wrap up the victory in emphatic fashion. The long rallies had long since dissipated along with Mannarino's composure and De Minaur scored a break to make it 3-1 in the fourth. The duo then exchanged an incredible point in the closing stages of the third set as de Minaur stormed back to claim it 6-4 at the first time of asking. The first set took over an hour to complete and the gruelling nature of the contest didn’t let up with a 38-shot rally early in the second. De Minaur made a tentative start with a number of unforced errors robbing him of any rhythm with the veteran forcing the Aussie to work through a number of extended exchanges.
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Also get rest of the [tennis match previews here](https://www.tennisworldlive.com/category/previews/). You can get all the tennis betting news with our The Frenchman who reached his first ATP final a few weeks ago, dominated the 10-point tiebreak to clinch one of the best wins of his career. But it would take another herculean effort to repeat the trick. Get the live streaming options of this Alex De Minaur v Benjamin Bonzi match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here. The comeback was well and truly on from that moment, sweeping to take the fourth.
Alex de Minaur has powered through a brutal contest to march into the third round of the Australian Open with a victory over plucky Frenchman Adrian ...
Although a perfectly executed wide serve saved the break point at 4-4. With the double break comfortably in his back pocket and his opponent neutralised, de Minaur served to see out the match and sent an ace crashing down the line to wrap up the victory in emphatic fashion. The long rallies had long since dissipated along with Mannarino's composure and De Minaur scored a break to make it 3-1 in the fourth. The duo then exchanged an incredible point in the closing stages of the third set as de Minaur stormed back to claim it 6-4 at the first time of asking. The first set took over an hour to complete and the gruelling nature of the contest didn’t let up with a 38-shot rally early in the second. De Minaur made a tentative start with a number of unforced errors robbing him of any rhythm with the veteran forcing the Aussie to work through a number of extended exchanges.
The young Aussie tennis star drew inspiration from countryman Alexei Popyrin and now joins him in the third round.
“He inspired me and I was glad I was able to pull through.” “We’ve grown up together and he played a hell of a match,” de Minaur said. “I was on cloud nine for a whole set and a half and that’s down to you (the crowd) so let’s keep it going.” “It was a battle and I found a level I didn’t know I had,” de Minaur said. He said he had to “dig deep” to overcome the dogged left-hander. After going down a break in the fifth game of the match, the 23-year-old was able to rebound and break Mannarino straight back on John Cain Arena.