Tennis - Australian Open - Press Conference - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 10, 2025 Australia's Alex de Minaur during a press conference ahead of the Australian Open REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Alex de Minaur has generated much excitement among Australian fans after winning two titles, qualifying for the ATP Finals and breaking into the top 10 last year but he is determined to ignore the hype as he heads into his home Grand Slam.
Australia's number one, dubbed the 'Demon', defended his ATP 500 crown at the Mexico Open in Acapulco and won the Libema Open last year, before a cartilage tear in his hip forced him to pull out of a Wimbledon quarter-final and miss the Paris Olympics.
