‘I believe I can be grand slam winner,’ says bruised loserAustralian won 10 points on Sinner serve in quarter-final
Alex de Minaur still believes he is good enough to win a grand slam despite his demoralising defeat to Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, which he described as a slap to the face. The Italian took just 108 minutes to end the Australian’s best run at Melbourne Park on Wednesday night, prevailing 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
“You feel like you just have been slapped across the face, to be honest, to finish off like that,” De Minaur said, adding that it made it worse that it was in front of a large crowd at Rod Laver Arena. “If anything, it’s frustrating that I can’t do it. I’m doing my best, but I can’t make it into even a match where the crowd can get behind and start supporting.”
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