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Alex de Minaur wins Antalya Open in Turkey in lead-up to Australian Open
Alex de Minaur has opened his 2021 season in style, claiming the first ATP title on offer for the year and his fourth overall, with success at the Antalya Open in Turkey.
Key points:
- The world number 23 dropped just one set on his way to the title
- He looking forward to returning to Australia for the rescheduled Australian Open
- The title is De Minaur’s fourth on the ATP Tour
The Australian number one was leading Alexander Bublik 2-0 in Wednesday’s final when the Kazakh retired injured just seven minutes into the match.
The 21-year-old world number 23 dropped only one set for the week in a promising build-up to next month’s rescheduled Australian Open in Melbourne.
“I mean, it’s massive. At the start of the year that’s what you need,” de Minaur…
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