Alex de Minaur hits career milestone in Vienna to book semi-final date with Zverev

World No 10 defeats Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in quarter-final27-year-old becomes ninth Australian man to reach 350 tour-level winsAlex de Minaur has enjoyed a landmark 350th tour-level win of his career at the Vienna Open, downing an old rival to set up a semi-final date with the world No 1-elect Alexander Zverev.Australia’s main man defeated Matteo Berrettini, the Italian he’s had plenty of trouble with down the years, for the second successive year in the quarter-final of the ATP 500 event at the Wiener Stadthalle. Continue reading…

World No 10 defeats Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in quarter-final of ATP 500 event to become ninth Australian man to reach 350 tour-level wins World No 10 defeats Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in quarter-final Alex de Minaur has enjoyed a landmark 350th tour-level win of his career at the Vienna Open, downing an old rival to set up a semi-final date with the world No 1-elect Alexander Zverev. Australia’s main man defeated Matteo Berrettini, the Italian he’s had plenty of trouble with down the years, for the second successive year in the quarter-final of the ATP 500 event at the Wiener Stadthalle.

Not only did his 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 triumph set “Demon” up for a third duel in just over a month with Zverev on Saturday but it boosted his bid to reach the season-ending men’s championship, the ATP Finals, which still lies in the balance. World No 10 de Minaur found a way to draw first blood in a tight first stanza after saving a set point at