Alex De Minaur pulls out of 2020 Australian Open

World no. 21, Alex De Minaur was a hero of Australia at the 2020 ATP Cup when he and Nick Kyrgios led their country to semifinals. There, they lost to Spain when De Minaur played already injured as he now revealed. About the injury he said:

"It's not great. Not going to lie. Obviously it's a week of the calendar that I really look forward to and put in all the hard work for, so it's pretty devastating to miss out on my home Slam. I wanted to go out there and play, even though I've got a four-centimeter Grade 2 tear. So it's not a joke – it's something really serious.  Getting out of bed hurts, everyday activity it hurts. So I was being optimistic, but obviously it wasn't the case (to recover in time). Everyone was telling me not to play. It is the smartest thing.”

"I gradually felt my first bit of pain during my Shapovalov match. After that took four days off, then played Evans in a very long match. Played the doubles, then a day off, then I played Rafa. During that, I could feel something there. I didn't think it was that bad. Then flew to Adelaide, got a scan, and the scan revealed that I had the tear, which is a quite significant one compared to other ones I've had in the past. Now it's about recovering.”

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