Alex de Minaur’s five-year horror show hits new low at ATP Tour Finals

In seven attempts, Alex de Minaur had never beaten Jannik Sinner and his run of outs continued in match number eight as the Australian made his debut at the ATP finals with a loss to the world No. 1.

De Minaur became the first Australian to compete in the men’s tour’s end-of-season championship for two decades after overcoming a troublesome hip injury, but copped a horror draw, beginning with Sinner, who wasn’t troubled in the 6-3, 6-4 win at the Inalpi Arena in Turin on Monday morning.

Aussie No. 1 de Minaur has only ever taken a single set off his Italian opponent who was spurred on to his classy victory by a boisterous home crowd.

The defeat continued de Minaur’s five-year horror show against the Italian, who showed his class by offering a bottle of water mid-match to a 스포츠토토사이트 spectator who was unwell in the stands, which forced the game to be stopped.

But it only delayed the inevitable for de Minaur, who will next face former US Open champ Daniil Medvedev, who also lost his opening match, which included a racquet-busting temper tantrum.

It means de Minaur may have to beat both Medvedev and then American Taylor Fritz in his remaining group matches to finish in the top-two in the ‘Ilie Nastase Group’ and qualify for the semi-finals.