Alex de Minaur Criticizes the US Open for not Putting him on Main Courts

Alex de Minaur to face World No.435 Leandro Riedi in the fourth round of the 2025 US Open.

Alex de Minaur Criticizes the US Open for not Putting him on Main Courts

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Alex de Minaur has revealed that he’s not entirely pleased with the US Open organizers despite reaching the fourth round of the Grand Slam tournament. The Australian star, who claimed the Washington Open at the start of the North American hard-court swing, is bidding for his first major title at New York.

De Minaur, who is currently the World No.8 is yet to play a match on one of the top two courts (Louis Armstrong Stadium and Arthur Ashe Stadium) at the US Open. The tournament organizers have favored home players to play in the top courts over the No.8 seed, with the likes of Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe already playing in one of the main stadiums.

The Australian star opened his campaign at the US Open on Grandstand against Christopher O’Connell. He was then demoted to Court 17 in the second round against Shintaro Mochizuki and against Daniel Altmaier in the third round. Also, he has been one of the most consistent players at the US Open, reaching the last 16 for the fifth time in his career.

During his post-match press conference, the 26-year-old revealed that he’s puzzled why he’s yet to play at the two top courts. De Minaur added that despite not giving the privilege he deserves as a top 10 player, he will continue to focus on winning on any court that the US Open Chiefs give him:

It’s a bit puzzling to me, I won’t lie. I have nothing against Court 17. I have played good matches on that court, but I felt like I could have played on a bigger one. But well, when things don’t go as I want, my approach is that I just have to win more matches. If I win enough, I will surely play on bigger courts. We come back to the same mentality: there’s no point in complaining. My best option is to step up, go out, compete, win matches, and yes, if I keep winning matches, I will surely play on bigger stadiums.

De Minaur battled hard against Daniel Altmaier in the third round after losing in the first set. He won the second set 6-3 and continued with the momentum in the third winning 6-4. He was leading 2-0 in the fourth set before the German star retired. Altmaier struggled physically after the first set, having battled for more than four hours against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round.

Meanwhile, De Minaur has shown a model of consistency in Grand Slam tournaments. The Washington Open champion has now made it to the last 16 of eight of the past nine major tournaments, but he’s yet to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam.

Alex de Minaur admits he has “gone unnoticed” for the majority of his career

Alex de Minaur is likely to play in the two main stadiums at the 2025 US Open after reaching the second week. There will be four men’s singles matches on Monday, September, which will likely be split between the two courts during the day and night. That means, he might play either on Arthur Ashe Stadium or Louis Armstrong Stadium.

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Alex de Minaur (Image via X/The Tennis Podcast)

But the Australian star was not happy with how he had been treated so far at Flushing Meadows. During the aforementioned press conference, he revealed that he has gone unnoticed throughout his career:

I feel like I have gone unnoticed throughout my career, it’s nothing new. My way of doing things is to let tennis speak for me, and I take pride in that. Hopefully, I can stay here in New York much, much longer. For me, this was the first task accomplished.

De Minaur will play Swiss qualifier and World No.435 Leandro Riedi in the fourth round. The World No.8 is the favorite to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament. He was projected to face Jack Draper in the fourth round but the British star withdrew from the tournament after the first round.

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