The right-hander is on track to become the first Australian man since Lleyton Hewitt to reach the prestigious top 10 despite Canadian Open defeat
There was a sense of inevitability for Alex de Minaur as Jannik Sinner sizzled another breathtaking winner beyond his reach in the final of the Canadian Open. As brilliantly as the Australian had played in Toronto over the past week, when it came to his third decider in the past two months, he again found a rival with a bigger weapon in hand.
Carlos Alcaraz edged him in the Queens final in late June. Stefanos Tsitsipas proved too strong in Mexico last week. And on Monday morning Australian time, Sinner was sensational. While a breakthrough week ended in a 6-4, 6-1 defeat in Toronto, De Minaur was far from despairing. The experience gave him “a taste for it” and he would “be back”.