Alex de Minaur acknowledged that Carlos Alcaraz is a really troublesome opponent to deal with but in addition famous that he feels he’s a greater matchup for him than Jannik Sinner.
On Sunday, the Australian fell simply wanting touchdown his tenth ATP title and the primary one in all this season after the Spaniard overcame him in three units 6-4 3-6 6-2 within the Rotterdam last.
For the Spanish four-time Grand Slam champion, it was his third win in as many matches in opposition to the world No. 8 – however two of these three wins got here in three units.
Earlier than shedding to Alcaraz, de Minaur’s final loss got here in opposition to Sinner within the Australian Open quarterfinal, who thrashed him 6-3 6-2 6-1.
That win put the Italian 10-0 up of their head-to-head, with just one misplaced set in these 10 conferences.
De Minaur: I can rush Alcaraz, pin him and damage him
“After I play Carlos, we all the time have very robust battles. It’s nearly these matches going my manner,” the Australian acknowledged after the Rotterdam last.
“It’s undoubtedly a greater matchup for me – taking part in Carlos. I really feel, in methods, I can rush him a bit of bit; I can pin him and damage him, and make his life uncomfortable.
“However I haven’t actually managed to try this in opposition to Jannik but, so tennis is all about matchups.”
After profitable the second set to drive a decider, de Minaur did not handle to finish a comeback after shedding his serve within the sixth and eighth video games of the third set.
“Lots of people within the tennis world know this. It’s the enjoyable factor about tennis that not as a result of one man is ranked at a sure stage and the opposite man is ranked at a sure stage, the upper ranked is all the time going to win,” the world No. 8 mentioned.
After making this level clear, de Minaur added that he “fancied my possibilities in opposition to Alcaraz nevertheless it did not go my manner.”
