Australia's great tennis hope was perilously close to exposing himself or having to run a marathon thanks to the backroom hobby of a cohort of tennis mates.
Ahead of his first match at the Australian Open, GQ talks to the world number eight about why he can beat the best.
Alex de Minaur has never gone further than the fourth round at Melbourne Park. Is this the No.8 seed's best chance yet to go deeper?
Alex de Minaur won his first round match in straight sets, then had time to support fiancee Katie Boulter as she fought through in three sets to progress ...
Alex de Minaur handed stunning Australian Open boost as Aussie women avoid local carnage · The Australian No.1 is yet to reach the quarter-finals of his home ...
World No 8 is coming off a career-best year as pressure mounts to become the first homegrown Australian Open men's singles champion since 1976.
The Australian would consider himself as a player roughly on the same level as Casper Ruud, who has played in three grand slam finals (French Open 2022, 2023 ...
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