‘Super proud’ De Minaur takes down new world No 1 Zverev to reach Vienna Open final

World No 10 holds nerve in 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4) semi-final winAustralian will meet Carlos Alcaraz in championship matchAlex de Minaur has held his nerve to claim what could be one of the most significant wins of his career, downing the world No 1-elect Alexander Zverev with a fearless display of attacking tennis to reach the Vienna Open final.The Australian played a fabulous deciding tiebreaker, nervelessly brushing off a couple of double faults to keep the pressure on the two-time grand slam champion to prevail 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4) to set up a championship match with Carlos Alcaraz at the Wiener Stadthalle. Continue reading…

Australian holds nerve to win third-set tiebreaker and set up showdown with Carlos Alcaraz World No 10 holds nerve in 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4) semi-final win Alex de Minaur has held his nerve to claim what could be one of the most significant wins of his career, downing the world No 1-elect Alexander Zverev with a fearless display of attacking tennis to reach the Vienna Open final. The Australian played a fabulous deciding tiebreaker, nervelessly brushing off a couple of double faults to keep the pressure on the two-time grand slam champion to prevail 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4) to set up a championship match with Carlos Alcaraz at the Wiener Stadthalle.

Saturday’s victory had extra importance because it pushed De Minaur back among the top-eight qualifiers to make the end-of-season men’s championship, the ATP Finals, with next week’s Paris Masters the last qualifying event in the “Race to Turin'’. The win will also resonate as one