Alex de Minaur says he never considered forfeiting as he struggled with a hip injury flare up in his US Open quarter-final defeat by Jack Draper
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesAustralian’s movement clearly compromised against Jack DraperA crestfallen Alex de Minaur concedes he is in doubt for all-important Davis Cup duty after crashing out of the US Open in New York. As much as he tried, De Minaur was unable to disguise his despair after injury once again cruelly curtailed his grand slam dreams in a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 quarter-final loss to inspired Englishman Jack Draper.
De Minaur had beaten the 25th-ranked Draper in all three previous encounters but, just when he thought he was returning to 100 per cent fitness, the Sydneysider suffered a dispiriting setback on tennis’s biggest stage. “I really don’t know. That’s the honest answer,” De Minaur said when asked if he’d be fit for the 16-nation September 10-15 Cup qualifiers in Valencia. “I guess I’ll just have to wait and see how, with a couple days, how it pulls up.”For all his dejection, de Minaur said he never considered either quitting or not starting the match.
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