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2019 Sydney International Men's singles, second round PKen Rosewall Arena, Sydney Tennis Centre Alex De Minaur vs Reily Opelka |
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Alex De Minaur will be out to keep his strong start to the Australian summer of tennis going when he takes on Reily Opelka in the second round of the Sydney International. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from around 8:30pm (AEDT).
De Minaur made the final of his home tournament last year and will be aiming to get back to the same spot again as his preparations continue to ramp up for the Australian Open.
With a seeding spot secured at the first grand slam of the year, it’s been a stunning 12 months for the youngster, and after being bettered by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Brisbane during the quarter-finals, he bounced back with a strong victory first up in Sydney.
Taking on Dusan Lajovic, he was at his trademark speedy best around the back of the court, answered everything thrown at him and put away when needed to, taking a convincing straight-sets victory.
On the other side of the net for this second-round match will be Reily Opelka.
Ranked just outside the top 100 in the world, Opelka will also be heading to Melbourne after this tournament. The youngster has shown some positive signs during a short career so far, but needs to be more consistent.
He failed to qualify in Brisbane, losing to Marc Polmans, but got through the battle in Sydney, beating Pablo Andujar and Taro Daniel, before he got a victory in the first round in a surprising upset over Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Prediction
Hard to see the Australian losing this one. He should march on through his home tournament in a pursuit of a second straight final.
De Minaur in straight sets.
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