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‘The perfect student’: De Minaur’s rise from Carss Park to a grand slam quarter-final – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney tennis coach Kerry Dock doesn’t normally teach three-year-olds. But he made an exception for Alex de Minaur.
De Minaur’s 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over the unseeded Pospisil in the fourth round elevated him into the final eight of a grand slam and, according to his junior coach of four years, the Australian public shouldn’t be surprised if De Minaur can go even further.
“Don’t bet against Alex because he’s better than he looks,” Dock said. “He’s constant, he doesn’t have big shots but he’s like Lleyton Hewitt. He grinds away and is just constant. Now that Djokovic is out of it, it’s the perfect time for him t…
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