Alex de Minaur has been a dominant figure on the tennis scene this year, and his successes at the Grand Slam tournaments have caused a lot of reactions and optimism. The popular tennis player reached the quarterfinals of two Grand Slam tournaments, and had the chance to appear at the ATP Finals for the first time.
In addition to these shining moments, he was equally brilliant at the Washington Open, where he won the trophy, and most expect that the coming year will be destined for the successes of the 26-year-old.
However, some believe that there are many flaws in Alex de Minaur's game, giving him specific advice.
Greg Rusedski, the former British number one, focused on Alex de Minaur's serve, revealing that the Australian had previously made certain modifications to improve.
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I think its not going to be hugely technical with the forehand because its really hard to change that.
One thing he did a few years back was to change the string in his racket. He put natural gut in the crosses to give him a bit more pop on his serve."- he said, as quoted by The Tennis Gazette.
I think technically the area he is going to work on is the serve. If you look at his serve, his elbow at times is a bit low, so his consistency is not where it needs to be. That will be the technical thing."
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz
If he wants to compete with tennis players like Sinner and Alcaraz, it is important that he improves not only his serve, but also to improve in other aspects of the game.
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However, this duo is so dominant that it is really hard to expect anyone to overtake them in the future.
Its just practicing with that tempo and then measuring it. Because if you look at Sinner, off the forehand and backhand side, he can get up to 80mph on average, which is just humongous.
If he gets more pop on his serve in the off-season and gets more pace as well on his groundstrokes, he is one of those guys you think maybe he can step up against Sinner and Alcaraz because physically he is just as strong as those two.
Training, consistency and faith will be key not only for Alex de Minaur, but also for other tennis players who want to dethrone them. Whether Alex de Minaur will really succeed in his plan remains to be seen, but his desire to succeed could be felt from tournament to tournament.
