The difficulty he’s faced is that he has a completely different game style to Alex’s.” Popyrin has taken time to settle into his tall, gangly frame (1.96 metres to de Minaur’s 1.83 metres).
Alex de Minaur won his first round match in ... Kim Birrell, Rinky Hijikata, Alexei Popyrin and Olivia Gadecki all lost, with doubles wildcard team Talia Gibson and Maya Joint also falling short.
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Revealed: Why the chances of a local winning the men's title at the Australian Open are the best they've been in 43 YEARSAustralian Open begins January 12; draw released on Thursday Mark Edmonson became last Aussie to win the men's title in 1976 Three men's local hopes will be seeded for the first time in 43 years as ...
Dylan Alcott has backed top-ranked Aussies Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin to “go deep” in their home grand slam – but he says one particular player looms as their biggest threat.
Three men's local hopes will be seeded for the first time in 43 years as Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson look to defy the odds and pull off a famous Australian Open triumph.
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