The Novak effect as Alex de Minaur picks beating World No.1 Djokovic over Nadal as his career best win

Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur has picked his victory against the current world number Serbia’s Novak Djokovic over his win against Spain’s Rafael Nadal last year.

The 24-year-old registered a surprising win against arguably the greatest player in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era during the United Cup in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4.

De Minaur was recently quoted in a report where he stated that he would pick his win against Djokovic over his triumph against Nadal last year.

"Yeah, I don't know. I guess this one is the first because it's world number one, and honestly, like, as I said, last time we played I was lucky to get games, right, to the point where I felt almost embarrassed on the court," he said.

"I think it's been a nice little changeup from one year ago. I'm happy that I was able to play that sort of tennis, that level and especially have that mentality. It's not easy to walk back out on the court after you've been kind of thrashed last time.

"Yeah, it feels amazing. Yeah, it's hard to put into words. It's a very good feeling. Everything that could have gone well went well today."