ATP Beijing — Quarterfinal: Alex de Minaur vs Jakub Menšík
Event: China Open • Round: QF • Surface: Hard
🧠 Form & Context
Alex de Minaur (🇦🇺 #8)
- 🔋 Beijing so far: d. Yunchaokete 6–4, 6–0; d. Rinderknech 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 (gritty close).
- 🚀 2025 step-up: 47 wins already (10–5 clay, 27–9 hard, 6–1 indoors).
- 🧱 QF ceiling lately: only 1 title in last 9 months and 3–5 in QFs (on a 2-match skid at this stage).
- 🔑 Matchup edge: leads Menšík 3–0 (Vienna ’24, Rotterdam ’25, Laver Cup ’25).
Jakub Menšík (🇨🇿 #19)
- ✅ Needed week: first back-to-back wins since Wimbledon; first ATP MD win since Rome.
- 🔄 Beijing: d. Kecmanović 7–5, 6–4; d. Cazaux 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 (missed chances but closed).
- 📉 Recent dip vs elite: top-10 record slid from 4–1 to 4–3 after losses to Fritz (DC) and de Minaur (Laver Cup).
- 💥 Weapons check: serve + FH first-strike still dangerous; BP conversion iffy of late.
🔢 Head-to-Head
de Minaur leads 3–0 (Vienna 2024; Rotterdam 2025; Laver Cup 2025).
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