At 21-years-old, De Minaur has already added a handful of ATP titles to his belt, with the most recent coming just weeks ago when he claimed the season-opening Antalya Open in Turkey.<\/p>\n
While many would have expected the Aussie up-and-comer to at least push Fognini harder, Dellacqua believes the result is not a reflection on his big-game potential and assured De Minaur is still years from reaching his peak.<\/p>\n
Watch the Australian Open with live streams of every court at 9Now. Click here to start watching!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n "He's got some work to do but I think he's going to get there," Dellacqua told Wide World of Sports' The Morning Serve<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n "He's going to hit his peak later into his 20's. As he continues to put in the yards, he's going to fill out more, he's going to get stronger and I think it will all come.<\/p>\n "The average age of the men inside the top 100 has already increased over the years, and I think that's just the type of game we're seeing."<\/p>\n Many have made the claim that De Minaur's game is lacking that knockout punch or weapon to routinely put points away when needed.<\/p>\n While the youngster will undoubtedly fill-out as he ages, Dellacqua shot down the notion he needed to put in hours in the gym arguing that De Minaur's game is built on agility and consistency.<\/p>\n "The game style that De Minaur has, I don't think its necessarily a matter of him going and spending hours in the gym because I think he has so many (other) strengths anyway," she said.<\/p>\n "He's obviously, quick, and you want stay fast. But he'll build up strength as well. Along with his mentality, I think a couple more years we'll see him really hit his peak.<\/p>\n "He's still young but I think in the male's game we're seeing them play their better tennis in their late 20's."<\/p>\n For all the concern of his power, or lack thereof, De Minaur has in fact clocked the fastest serve at this year's Open, topping 228km\/h.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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