De Minaur’s Victory Against Murray: Equals Record of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic

New victory for De Minaur against Murray: equals a record of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic © Fred Lee / Freelance photographer

It was one of the most attractive matches of the first round of the ATP 500 in Beijing and it did not disappoint, Álex De Miñaur needed almost three hours to beat Andy Murray in the China Open, a duel that went to the Australian 6-3, 5-7 and 7-6.

The oceanic was down 2-5 in the third, saved two match points and finally took the victory against the three-time Grand Slam champion.

De Minaur: I am very happy to have turned the game around

De Minaur achieves a record that only Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have achieved against the Scot: adding five consecutive victories over the British player.

This record was commented on by Álex De Miñaur himself at a press conference after advancing in China. “I think, to be honest, we both didn’t play our best today. It was a game full of mistakes and it wasn’t pretty, but I’m glad I got my first win in a long time, saving some match points,” he said. De Minaur.

The Australian commented on how he stayed focused so as not to leave the match mentally and continue fighting until the end. “I kept my head down and told myself to keep trying and that eventually I would reach my level.

I am very happy to have turned the game around,” confessed the player who is having a great 2023 in which he won the ATP 500 in Acapulco and played in the final of the masters 1000 in Toronto. De Miñaur has a chance of qualifying for the Finals of the ATP, he is eleventh in the Race to Turin. His next match will be against the Russian Daniil Medvedev.

2023-09-30 02:51:27
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