From De Miñaur, on Sinner: "It will be my first match without being the favorite, I won't have the pressure to win"

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Alex de Miñaur will face one of the heavyweights of the circuit in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open. The Aussie will have the great challenge of trying to beat Jannik Sinner in this round, marking his first appearance at his home tournament. In the press conference after his victory over Michelsen, the world number 8 spoke about how he expects that encounter, without pressure and with an eye on seizing every opportunity that comes his way. What advice has Lleyton Hewitt given him so far?

- Other Grand Slam Quarterfinals

"I have always been very honest about my ambitions and goals in Grand Slams. I spent a long time feeling that I was not performing well on the biggest stages of tournaments. I realized that if I wanted to improve and be in the top 10, these were the tournaments where I needed to step up. I have worked very hard to give myself these opportunities; it has not been something that happened overnight, but rather a long road. I am glad to have shown consistency and it is great to reach four consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals."

- About Sinner and His Next Challenge

"The good thing about tennis is that you start 0-0 when you step onto the court. It's a new day, a new match, and anything can happen. Sport and tennis are unpredictable. That's the mindset I want to have when playing that match, which I am eagerly awaiting. This is the kind of match I want to play. It will be the first match in which I am not the favorite, so I do not feel all the pressure or expectations of having to win."

- A New Opportunity

"Jannik is a great player and I think Taylor was right when asked if he was a tough rival for him. He said, 'it's not that he is a tough rival, but he is a very good player, so he is a tough rival for many players on tour'. I have to focus on the things I did well against him in the past. I will look back at the match we played in Rotterdam because it was one of the last matches we had, and the only one that I believe I can learn more from because I was physically at my best and it was a great battle with several opportunities. We have never played in a Grand Slam quarterfinal, so it will be something new."

- Lleyton Hewitt's Best Advice

"Lleyton has been my Davis Cup captain for some time, and I have learned a lot from him. I have asked him many times. Ultimately, one of my biggest goals over the past two years was to play in Grand Slams. His advice has always been to understand that the first week of a Slam is about finding a way through. It doesn't matter how you do it, whether it's pretty or ugly, you just have to find a way to get to the second week because anything can happen there. You start playing with confidence. You have already played four matches, felt the conditions, the balls, the atmosphere, and then you are not far from the title. Thus, that is the mindset I have had in the last two Slams, get through the first week and then see what happens."

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