De Miñaur: "Jannik has developed this aura of defeating everyone, it's surreal"

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Alex de Miñaur couldn't even tickle an enormous Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open, despite the Australian having come after a great journey to his best record in Melbourne. However, the world number 1 was relentless, defeating Alex for the ninth time in their careers. During the press conference, the local player couldn't help but praise the Italian, who has become the player to beat par excellence. De Miñaur seemed quite mentally crushed by losing at this stage in front of his home crowd after his great effort to get this far. However, he doesn't dwell only on the negatives and still believes he can have his chances in a Grand Slam.

- Mentally tough defeat

"I'll be completely honest and transparent. It's tough. It's tough to go out there and play against someone like Jannik because I think there are many factors that influence today's score. Regarding the matchup, I think it's the worst, as we can see in the H2H. In these conditions, it's even harder against him. You go out there, compete, and try everything, but in these conditions with more cold, you can't get the ball out of his attack zone; he just unloads and doesn't miss. It's tough. I think if we played in the middle of a very hot day, then we might see some mistakes and probably wouldn't see Jannik play at his best level. However, in conditions like today, it's hard to make him nervous."

- Sinner's aura

"Jannik has developed that aura of beating everyone. It's not that he had a good week here or there; he has beaten everyone. I think the best way to describe it is that he was able, I don't know if it was a year ago or two, to play against Novak here and do it flawlessly, not conceding many games. Probably Novak is the best player who has played here on these courts. The fact that he has such a high level and can do this to the players is very difficult. You go into the match and you know it's going to be a battle, it's going to be tough, and you're going to try different things. But when you're already 1 hour and a half in and struggling to win games, you try to find ways to increase the score. It's very surreal."

- Negative and positive aspects taken from this defeat

"I think it was positive how I handled everything. The fact of being in the top 10, with many expectations and a lot of pressure. Obviously, the whole country wanted me to do well, wanted me to do well here. I would have liked to do more today, but these things happen sometimes in tennis. And, on the negative side, is that after playing great tennis at home and winning so much, it feels like you've been slapped in the face to end like this. Another positive thing is that it's not the first time I've felt that. I felt the same when I played against Novak two years ago. I'll survive, I'll keep improving. I just need to sit down with my team and figure out what makes Jannik tick. That's what we need to do, look for different ways because right now we don't know how. I still think this is not my limit, that I have a lot more in the tank, so I'll keep looking for it."

- How do you see your chances in the Slams?

"It's very tough for me to sit here after this defeat and say that I think I can go all the way. But yes, I really believe there are opportunities. Tennis is much more than matchups. My worst head-to-head is probably against Jannik. But if I'm in a different part of the draw, who knows? I'll give myself chances, I don't think my limit is reaching the quarterfinals in a Slam. I see other players who go further, who have made semis, finals, and I think I can be among them. If they've been able to do it, why not me?"

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