Sydneysider beats Belarusian Ilya Ivashka in four setsFellow Australians Alexei Popyrin and Chris O’Connell go out
For a man who moves so swiftly around a tennis court, the key to Alex de Minaur’s opening success at Roland Garros on Monday over Belarusian Ilya Ivashka was stillness.
There was a moment midway through the match where, as had happened in previous failed campaigns in Paris, the Australian might have lost the battle with his mind and the match.
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