While proudly grouped among Grand Slam champions and finalists, De Minaur is also an individual standout. His 40th match win this year was his 27th on a hardcourt. The Australian leads the men’s tour for wins on the surface.
In another stunning measure of consistency, De Minaur is competing for the chance to contest a sixth Grand Slam quarterfinal when he takes on Swiss qualifier Leandro Riedi. In a peak 2024 season, he featured in the final eight at three of the four majors, becoming the best-performing Australian man at the Grand Slams since Lleyton Hewitt in 2006.
His performance at the 2024 US Open, where De Minaur was contesting his first tournament since suffering a serious hip injury at Wimbledon, provided a particular point of pride.
“The way I felt last year playing this tournament, I put it down to one of my best achievements in my whole career, being able to come out here and make the quarterfinals with how I was feeling,” he said.
In a pleasing contrast, De Minaur brings confidence this year after saving five match points to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in last month’s Washington final. He followed up with a quarterfinal run at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto.