Overview

• De Minaur defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to extend his eight-match winning run and reach the quarter-finals
• He equalled Patrick Rafter’s Open Era record of 212 ATP Tour hard-court wins, ranking second among Australian men
• He says criticisms of his top-10 ranking drive him to improve every aspect of his game
• De Minaur insists on adapting to Toronto’s fast courts and lively Wilson balls rather than complaining about conditions
• He is set to face big-serving American Ben Shelton next, who has praised de Minaur as a “dawg” ahead of their first ATP Tour meeting