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Alex de Minaur surges into US Open quarter-final with straight-sets win – Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian young gun tamed Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in straight sets while Serena Williams became the first player to win 100 matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium as she too made the quarters.
Australian young gun Alex de Minaur tamed Canada’s Vasek Pospisil 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-2 at the US Open on Monday to ease into his first grand slam quarter-final.
The first Australian to reach the men’s last eight at Flushing Meadows since John Millman in 2018, the 21st seed now awaits the winner of second-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Alex de Minaur, pictured, will play either Dominic Thiem or Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter-final.Credit:Getty Images
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