Alexei Popyrin declares his compatriot and long-time pal Alex de Minaur is a title contender within the Wimbledon 2024 males’s singles competitors.
London, Nice Britain, 8 July 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Alexei Popyrin is backing his compatriot Alex de Minaur to “go all the way in which” at Wimbledon 2024.
“I believe he could cause harm, actually,” Popyrin stated after his career-best run on the All England Membership got here to an finish with a gallant four-set loss to world No.2 Novak Djokovic within the third spherical.
“He’s one of the vital in-form gamers on the planet proper now and he can go on the market and trigger harm – and he ought to consider that.”
The ninth-seeded De Minaur has superior to the fourth spherical, matching his career-best outcome on the prestigious grass-court Grand Slam.
He subsequent faces world No.34 Arthur Fils, a 20-year-old Frenchman having fun with a breakout Grand Slam run.
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Solely two higher-ranked opponents, world No.2 Novak Djokovic and world No.4 Alexander Zverev, stay in De Minaur’s half of the draw.
“He can go all the way in which,” Popyrin declared of his fellow Australian. “I really feel like he’s bought a extremely good probability.”
De Minaur is aiming to develop into the primary Australian to win a Wimbledon males’s singles title since Lleyton Hewitt in 2002.
The 25-year-old has already matched one other of Hewitt’s feats together with his efficiency this event, turning into the primary Australian man since his long-time mentor to succeed in the fourth spherical at 4 consecutive Grand Slams.
> READ: De Minaur accomplishes 19-year Grand Slam-first at Wimbledon 2024
Popyrin and De Minaur have been pals since their junior days and represented Australia collectively within the Junior Davis Cup Finals in 2015.
Alexei Popyrin (left) and Alex de Minaur (proper), with Blake Ellis (center) on the Australian Tennis Awards in 2016. Image: Tennis Australia
They may also group up in doubles on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games later this month.
“I take pleasure in stepping on the courtroom on the market with him,” Popyrin stated looking forward to their Olympics marketing campaign.
“We’re actually good mates and we swimsuit one another’s video games effectively. We simply have to seek out a couple of methods right here or there after which perhaps I believe we’ve bought a fairly good probability (of successful a medal).”
De Minaur’s fourth-round match at Wimbledon can be broadcast dwell in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport from 10pm AEST this night.
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