Australian Alex de Minaur is through to the quarterfinals at an ATP 250 tournament in Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden, 21 October 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Stockholm, Sweden
Alex de Minaur has advanced to his sixth ATP quarterfinal of the season.
The fifth-seeded Australian is yet to drop a set at this week’s Stockholm Open, powering past world No.56 J.J. Wolf 6-4 6-2 in second-round action.
De Minaur proved clutch under pressure against the 23-year-old American, converting four of the five break points he earned throughout the 83-minute encounter.
Too Good! 👏@alexdeminaur advances into the #StockholmOpen QFs with a 6-4 6-2 win over J.J. Wolf@sthlm_open pic.twitter.com/90oP64wqst
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 20, 2022
This propels the 23-year-old De Minaur into a quarterfinal showdown with fourth-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
De Minaur has won all three of his previous tour-level meetings against world No.20 Shapovalov, including their most recent at the Canadian Masters in August.
Their rivalry stretches back to their junior days, with Shapovalov beating De Minaur in the Wimbledon 2016 boys’ singles final.
Aussies in action – Stockholm
RESULTS
Men’s singles, second round
[5] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d J.J. Wolf (USA) 6-4 6-2
COMING UP
Men’s singles, quarterfinals
[5] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [4] Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Storm Sanders is the last Australian standing at a WTA 1000 tournament in Mexico this week.
The 28-year-old Sanders and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani, who knocked out Australian Ellen Perez and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez in second-round action yesterday, received a walkover from second seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens in the quarterfinals today.
This moves world No.18 Sanders into her second career semifinal at WTA 1000 level, matching her career-best run at Madrid earlier this season.
Aussies in action – Guadalajara
RESULTS
Women’s doubles, quarterfinals
Storm Sanders (AUS)/Luisa Stefani (BRA) d [2] Veronika Kudermetova/Elise Mertens (BEL) walkover
COMING UP
Women’s doubles, semifinals
Storm Sanders (AUS)/Luisa Stefani (BRA) v TBC
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