De Minaur on his match against Sinner: "This will be the first match where I won't be the favourite".
Alex de Minaur defeated Alex Michelsen on Monday. In the quarter-finals, he'll have his work cut out against the world's number 1, Jannik Sinner.
He spoke at a press conference about his state of mind and the opponent he will face on Wednesday: "The great thing about tennis is that you start at 0-0 when you step on the court.
It's a new day, a new match, and anything can happen. Sport and tennis are unpredictable. That's the state of mind I want to have for this match, which I'm really looking forward to.
It's the kind of match I want to play. It'll be the first match where I'm not the favorite, so I don't feel all the pressure and expectations of having to win.
I've always been very honest about my ambitions and goals in the Grand Slam. For a long time, I've had the feeling that I wasn't performing very well on the biggest tournament stages.
I realized that if I wanted to improve and be in the top 10, it was in these tournaments that I had to progress.
I worked very hard to give myself these opportunities; it didn't happen overnight, but rather along a long path.
I'm happy to have shown consistency and it's great to reach four consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals."
