Alex de Minaur has been outplayed in the Vienna Open semifinals by an inspired Karen Khachanov, with the comprehensive defeat dealing a grievous blow to the Australian's dogged pursuit of a place in the ATP Finals.
Alex de Minaur's hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals have taken a big hit after falling in the semifinals of the Vienna Open .The loss puts a massive dent in de Minaur's hopes of making it to this season's ATP Finals.Alex de Minaur has been outplayed in the Vienna Open semifinals by an inspired Karen Khachanov, with the comprehensive defeat dealing a grievous blow to the Australian's dogged pursuit of a place in the ATP Finals.
His win over world number 10 de Minaur was his eighth in a row over the past fortnight and sets up a final against British number one Jack Draper, who had earlier on Saturday beaten Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-4 in the other semi.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
At the moment, after just his third tournament since that blow in July, he seems to be relying on seemingly endless reserves of courage and resilience but when faced with a currently super-charged world No.24 Khachanov, that simply wasn't enough. In the middle of a tight game, that delay had been the last thing de Minaur needed and, on resumption, he went on to get broken, a misstep that Khachanov took full advantage of as he started unleashing the first salvos among his blistering 27 winners.
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