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Alex de Miñaur, 21, admitted he was disappointed with the way his US Open campaign ended after suffering a straight-sets loss to second-seeded Dominic Thiem.
Thiem, who is ranked third in the world, destroyed world number 28 Minaur at 6-1 6-2 6-4 in a semi-final against number 3 seed Daniil Medvedev. “Yeah look, obviously I can’t think right now.
Obviously this is how I feel right now, just disappointed in how my US Open campaign ended. I would have loved to fight, said De Miñaur. “He played at a very high level and I couldn’t raise mine to meet his.
I still have many, many things to work on. I think it is an advantage. “De Miñaur also admitted that Thiem had shown a great performance and that she never really had the opportunity to do anything on the pitch.
“Yeah, like you said, he played a very solid match. The only chance I had was a 15-30, then I had a line that I’m not saying the match would be at all. The form, the form or the form would have changed, but who knows.
I just broke it, I held it down from 0 to 40. If I broke it 5-3, who knows, “added De Miñaur.” She played well. I didn’t have a chance. The only small chance I had was bad luck. “
De Miñaur wants to continue improving
Reaching the US Open quarterfinals at age 21 is a positive move for De Miñaur, but he admits he still has a long way to go before he becomes the player he wants to be.
De Miñaur also praised Thiem because he believes the Austrian is at the level where he can regularly fight for the biggest titles. “Yeah look, at the end of the day there is one great thing you can say and that’s the six-year difference.
I think it is one of the best things that can be said. Not only experience, but also physical, fitness. It has grown in your body. Now I have to match it, ”said de Miñaur.
“I’m not happy where I am. This is where I want to be, but I’m not happy with coming here and reaching the quarterfinals. I want to keep pushing. I will fight for bigger and better things. Keep improving.”
