Alex de Minaur reaches Vienna quarter-finals, edges toward ATP Finals
De Minaur beat Tien in Vienna and provisionally reached ninth for the ATP Finals, capitalising on Sinner's injury.
Alex de Minaur dominated Learner Tien 6-4 6-2 in the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna to reach the quarter-finals and boost his season-ending championship hopes. De Minaur won 70% of his service points and broke Tien's serve four times to cruise to victory in 78 minutes.
The Australian fifth seed was tenth in the ATP Finals standings before the tournament but needed to climb to top nine because world No.1 Jannik Sinner is injured. De Minaur's win provisionally moved him to ninth, just inside the qualifying zone.
He next faces either Flavio Cobolli or Matteo Berrettini in the quarter-finals.
- Fifth seed
- De Minaur's seeding
- 70%
- Service point win rate
- 78 minutes
- Match duration
- 9
- ATP Finals spots available
Why it mattersDe Minaur is fighting to secure a spot at the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, which only takes the top nine players; a win here could secure his place.
AustraliaDe Minaur's progress means an Australian could be at the elite ATP Finals in November, depending on results over the final weeks of the season.
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