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Todd Woodbridge fancies Alex de Minaur’s possibilities at French OpenWorld quantity 11 performs US teenager Alex Michelsen in first roundWoodbridge declared Grand Slam in Paris ‘is huge open’ this yearBy Andrew Prentice For Every day Mail Australia Printed: 05:57 BST, 25 Might 2024 | Up to date: 05:57 BST, 25 Might 2024
Australian tennis nice Todd Woodbridge believes Alex de Minaur could make his means deep into the second week of the French Open, which begins in Paris on Sunday evening AEST.Seeded eleventh, de Minaur, 25, has by no means progressed past the second spherical at Roland Garros – however will fancy his possibilities towards American teenager Alex Michelsen within the first spherical.With world primary Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal – the ‘king of clay’ below an harm cloud, Woodbridge holds the view we might even see a brand new Grand Slam champion in 2024. Spanish star Nadal has received the match an unimaginable 14 occasions in his embellished profession.The unseeded veteran, 37, faces fourth seed Alexander Zverev in a troublesome first spherical match. Australian tennis nice Todd Woodbridge believes Alex de Minaur could make his means deep into the second week at Roland Garros The Aussie is seeded eleventh on the French Open – however has by no means beforehand reached the third spherical’By no means in males’s tennis over the past 15 or 20 years has this match been so huge open, Woodbridge informed The Age.’When you have a look at it in that sense, in the event you get the suitable draw, Alex can do properly.’We have had the likes of Pat Rafter attain a semi earlier than on the boys’s aspect, so it may be performed, however you want a little bit of luck.’It is not Alex’s favorite [surface], however his mindset is pretty much as good as anyone.’Different Aussies tipped to progress to no less than the second spherical embrace Chris O’Connell and Max Purcell, who’ve each drawn qualifiers.Elsewhere, Alexei Popyrin takes on fellow Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis, whereas Daria Saville and wildcard recipient Ajla Tomljanovic will fly the flag within the ladies’s singles.The entire prizemoney on the French Open has elevated to nearly $90million, with the boys’s and girls’s singles champions to every obtain a whopping $3.93million.
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Why an Aussie tennis nice believes Alex de Minaur can go deep on the French Open – ‘his mindset is pretty much as good as anyone’
