Alex de Minaur says he's older and wiser, with the experience of one turbulent year having hardened him to try to fashion the win of his life against the great Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.
In 2024, Australia's No.1 reckons he was in the best form of his career when he booked a quarter-final date with the seven-time champion, only to have to withdraw through a hip injury he'd suffered during his fourth-round win.
Now back in the last-16 for a Centre Court duel on Monday, he's since endured a roller-coaster 12 months in which he was sidelined and weakened by the injury, before bouncing back to reach the end-of-season ATP Finals for the first time.
