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De Minaur Searches for Young Tremendous Fan on Social Media

By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Saturday, June 1, 2024

Photo credit score: Corleve/Mark Peterson 

Sometimes for a participant to earn victory, they simply want one particular person of their nook providing their assist.

Typically, that’s a participant’s workforce, coach, or vital different.

Yet, for Australia’s Alex de Minaur, a younger fan within the crowd made all of the distinction. Now de Minaur hopes social media will assist him discover the fan earlier than his subsequent match at Roland Garros.

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The No. 11 seed de Minaur reached the fourth spherical on Saturday with a tough fought 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.

During the match, a younger boy near the court docket could possibly be seen providing vocal encouragement to the Aussie all through the match. It was vital as a result of the younger fan, together with the gamers, endured a number of rain delays and the chilly climate, however remained on the match from begin to end.

“That young lad was there from the very first point till the last with five hours of rain delay. He was this little kid that every single change of ends, every single point I won, he was screaming at my face. You know, I’m, like, looking at him and thinking of, you know, if I was a fan, I would probably be back home, because it was bloody cold out there, de Minaur said afterwards.

“I don’t understand what this kid is doing, but, oh, he gave me life. Every single change of ends I’m looking at him, locking eyes with him. I just gave him a hug. I was, like, Mate… It was a relief more than anything. It was amazing. I appreciate this kid (smiling).

“You know, yeah, the fact that he’s spent 10 hours at the court today in the freezing cold pumping me up, I was happy that I was able to get a win together with him.”

After he received, de Minaur went as much as the younger fan and embraced him to thank him for his assist. He was requested what he gave the fan.

“Gave him a towel. I would have given him everything in my bag. I mean, I just wasn’t thinking straight with the emotions, but he deserved everything; racquets, shoes, whatever he wanted.”

Later, de Minaur took to social media asking everybody on the web if they may assist him determine the younger fan in hopes he can provide him a ticket to his subsequent match.

So if you recognize who this younger tremendous fan is, let Alex know. Next up for de Minaur is No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev.

Photo Credit: Corleve/Mark Peterson

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