Alex de Minaur has continued his hard-court heroics, the Australian showing trademark tenacity to motor his way into the quarter-finals at the Canadian Open.
In a battle between two of the best movers on the men's circuit, ninth-seeded de Minaur fought off seventh-seeded American Frances Tiafoe 6-2 4-6 6-4 in Toronto on Sunday (local time) as he advance to join countryman and defending champion Alexei Popyrin in the quarters.
De Minaur got off to a sizzling start, racing through the first set 6-2 before Tiafoe regrouped in the second to force the match into a decider.
