Alex de Minaur’s extraordinary breakout year has convinced conquered countryman Alexei Popyrin that his Davis Cup teammate can win this year’s Wimbledon title.
in a high-quality four-set clash and is a potential quarter-final opponent for de Minaur, who must first exact revenge against French rising star Arthur Fils.
Victory over Fils would at least temporarily elevate him to a career-high No.6 in the live ATP rankings, a position only Hewitt , John Newcombe , Pat Rafter , Ken Rosewall , Rod Laver and Pat Cash have bettered among Australian men since the rankings began in 1973. De Minaur is wary about the threat Fils poses, after losing to him in straight sets on Barcelona’s clay in April, then watching him eliminate seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz and 2023 quarter-finalist Roman Safiullin in his past two matches.
However, Fils, one of two 20-year-old French players in Wimbledon’s last 16, along with 203-centimetre lucky loser Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, said that Barcelona result would count for little in the rematch on grass. “Of course, everyone knows that he’s fast, but he is also super clever on the court. He’s doing unbelievably since the start of the year, so it’s not going to be easy.”
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