Alex de Minaur, the highest seed at a event for the primary time in his profession, resides as much as his billing as he strikes into the ‘s-Hertogenbosch semifinals.
‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands , 15 June 2024 | Vivienne Christie
‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Alex de Minaur is proving a frontrunner in additional methods than one this season.
Whereas he leads a crop of eight Australian males contained in the world’s prime 100, De Minaur can be confidently main the sphere because the No.1 seed on the Libema Open.
With a 7-5 6-2 win over Milos Raonic, the 2016 males’s singles finalist, the Australian moved into his third ATP-level semifinal this 12 months.
It’s a twenty fourth ATP-level semifinal in whole for De Minaur, and his fifth at a grass-court event.
Arriving within the Dutch metropolis on the again of his career-best quarterfinal run at Roland Garros, De Minaur has transitioned beautifully from clay courts to grass.
His win over Raonic, achieved in a single hour and 26 minutes, adopted a straight-sets win over Belgium’s Zizou Bergs.
Victory over big-serving Canadian Raonic was his second of the 2024 season, with De Minaur additionally advancing when an injured Raonic was compelled to withdraw from their second-round match on the Australian Open.
Closing 4 Calling De Minaur! 👏@alexdeminaur takes out Raonic 7-5 6-2 to achieve the semi-finals#LibemaOpen #LO2024 pic.twitter.com/I9J6DDExM7
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 14, 2024
Of their grass-court encounter, De Minaur edged forward in a 56-minute first set and took management within the second to safe victory on his first match level.
De Minaur withstood eight aces from Raonic in a strong all-round efficiency, and transformed 4 of his seven break level opportuiities.
Aiming to enhance on a grass-court file that features a runner-up efficiency at Queen’s final 12 months and the 2021 title in Eastbourne, De Minaur will face No.3 seed Ugo Humbert or Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer within the semifinals.
It was a more durable day in ‘s-Hertogenbosch for fellow Australian Aleksandar Vukic, who took the primary set from native star Tallon Griekspoor earlier than falling in three tight units.
Aussies in motion – ‘s-Hertogenbosch
RESULTS
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[1] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Milos Raonic (CAN) 7-5 6-2
[6] Tallon Griekspoor (NED) d Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Males’s doubles, semifinals
[2] Nathaniel Lammons (USA)/Jackson Withrow (USA) d John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) your 6-3 3-6 [10-7]
COMING UP
Males’s singles semifinals
[1] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [3] Ugo Humbert (FRA) OR [Q] Gijs Brouwer (NED)
Stuttgart, Germany
Aussies in motion – Stuttgart
Whereas James Duckworth was unable to keep up the shape that noticed him declare an upset win over top-20 star Ben Shelton to achieve the Stuttgart quarterfinals, the Australian will take strong momentum into his subsequent grass-court tournaments.
Duckworth fell to Matteo Berrettini, the Wimbledon males’s singles finalist in 2021, in straight units however in reaching the quarterfinals, is ready to return to the world’s prime 100.
Presently sitting at world No.87 within the ATP stay rankings, Duckworth’s progress on the ATP 250 event in Germany noticed him come by means of qualifying and remove Pierre Hugues-Herbert within the first spherical.
RESULTS
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
Matteo Berrettini (ITA) d [Q] James Duckworth (AUS) 6-4 7-5
