Alex de Minaur’s French Open ends with straight-sets loss to Tomas Martin Etcheverry

Sydneysider lost to Argentinian 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 Kokkinakis last Australian in singles with Purcell out too

Alex de Minaur’s hopes of venturing further than ever before at Roland Garros were ruthlessly dismantled by big-hitting Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who proved just too strong for the Australian No 1 in his powerhouse 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 triumph on Thursday.

Then on an adjacent court, injury-hit Max Purcell, the biggest riser in Australian tennis this year, battled valiantly with blisters to both hands and also on an injured ankle before succumbing to Japanese No 27 seed Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4.

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