{"id":409351,"date":"2024-07-04T13:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T13:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=409351"},"modified":"2024-07-04T21:05:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T21:05:36","slug":"dominant-de-minaur-storms-into-third-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=409351","title":{"rendered":"Dominant de Minaur storms into third round"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie Alex de Minaur<\/a>'s campaign at Wimbledon<\/a> has continued in commanding fashion, defeating Spain's Jaume Munar in straight sets on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The ninth seed tied up the 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 victory in just over two hours.<\/p>\n

Meeting for the fourth time, de Minaur extended his record over Munar to 4-0, having also ended the Spaniard's campaign at Roland-Garros in the second round.<\/p>\n

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\"Alex<\/p>\n

De Minaur started strongly to claim the opening two sets with Munar only appearing to challenge the 25-year-old a handful of times.<\/p>\n

A slight hiccup at 5-4 in the third set saw \ufeffMunar survive three match points and deuce to force another service game from de Minaur.<\/p>\n

Munar then completed a nine-point streak to break.<\/p>\n

Forced to wait two more games for his next chance, de Minaur did not falter \u2014 sealing the result with an ace.<\/p>\n

Watch Wimbledon 2024 live and exclusively free on Nine and<\/strong> 9Now<\/strong><\/a>. Plus centre court in 4K UHD on<\/strong> Stan Sport<\/strong><\/a>, the home of grand slam tennis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

"[I was] very happy to get the win today, never easy to get the win in these conditions," de Minaur said post-match, alluding to the strong winds on court three.<\/p>\n

"Very happy to get to the third round and very happy the sun is out in London… This is always a surface I've enjoyed \u2026 I look forward to it every year. I always enjoy this tournament and hopefully, I can go deep."<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/p>\n

De Minaur finished the match with eight aces as he showcased his powerful serve.\ufeff<\/p>\n

He said he would quickly cool down and shower before heading over to court one to watch partner Katie Boulter's second-round match.<\/p>\n

Having already dispatched one Aussie in the first round, de Minaur will next \ufeffface the winner of compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis and Frenchman Lucas Pouille's second-round match-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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