Alex De Minaur is a top-10 player who remains near his career high of No. 6 in the world. Yet the 26-year-old Australian is still on the outside looking in at the game’s true elite. With six Grand Slam quarterfinals but no semifinals, and—prior to Thursday—sixteen consecutive ATP losses to top-10 opponents, the final step has remained out of reach.

De Minaur’s Painful Losing Streak

De Minaur’s inability to reach a Grand Slam semifina l has been tied directly to his struggles against top-10 players, the very opponents who stand between him and a breakthrough at the majors. Despite posting 55 match wins in 2025 (and 50 in 2024), those victories rarely came against the sport’s best. This season alone he went winless in meetings with Jannik Sinner (0–3 including at the Australian Open), Ca

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