Overview
- Alex de Minaur said he aims to be a “disruptor,” taking more risks and adding new weapons to close the gap on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
- He retained most of his team but brought in a new fitness trainer to get bigger and stronger after what he called his most time off in six to seven years.
- De Minaur remains winless against the top duo at 0–13 versus Sinner and 0–5 versus Alcaraz, and he has yet to advance past the quarterfinals at a major.
- Australia opens the United Cup on January 2, with group ties against the Czech Republic and Norway before the Australian Open later in the month.
- The 26-year-old highlighted the 50-year wait since Mark Edmondson’s 1976 triumph as motivation to end the home champion drought in Melbourne.