De Minaur’s magical Brisbane run ends
Alex De Minaur controlled large parts of the match but American Ryan Harrison proved too experienced.
Brisbane QLD, Australia, 6 January 2018 | AAP
Australian wildcard Alex de Minaur’s giant killing run has finally come to an end after going down 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to unseeded American Ryan Harrison in the Brisbane International semi-finals.
The 18-year-old had become the youngest Australian to reach an ATP semi-final in 18 years and looked set for another stunning victory up 5-3 in the second set tiebreak at Pat Rafter Arena on Saturday.
But world No.47 Harrison – ranked 161 spots higher than the Sydney-born, Spain-based de Minaur – showed his experience to book a showdown against the winner of Saturday’s semi-final between third seed Nick Kyrgios and defending champion Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
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