De Minaur suffers US Open seeding blow after Cincinatti boilover
Alex de Minaur is stunned by Arthur Fils at the Cincinatti Masters, throwing a spanner in the works for his US Open seeding.
Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur has been eliminated in the fourth round of the Cincinnati Masters, leading to his exclusion from a top-four seed for the upcoming US Open. The 21-year-old played a grueling 82-minute match against France's Arthur Fils, losing 6-3, 6-4 and finding himself out of the running for the coveted top-four seed.
De Minaur, the world number eight, had a chance to climb into the world's top five after a strong performance at this final Masters 1000 event before the US Open. However, his flat performance against the 21st-seeded Fils proved to be his downfall. The Australian number one dropped serve once in each set and couldn't break Fils' serve at all.
While De Minaur's exit from Cincinnati means he's guaranteed a top-eight seeding at Flushing Meadows, it's a missed opportunity as Carlos Alcaraz remains injured, potentially leaving him to face tough opponents like Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev until at least the semifinals.
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