De Miñaur reconciles with his tennis: "I have made peace with myself, this victory brings me more relief than pleasure"

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Alex De Miñaur has gone from being on the brink of packing his bags and ending the season to being able to break into the top four at the ATP Finals. The Australian would have been eliminated if he lost a set against Taylor Fritz, but after his two-set victory (7-6(3), 6-3), he sends the American packing and now depends on Carlos Alcaraz winning against Lorenzo Musetti to secure a spot in the Turin semifinals.

As for witnessing the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti, the weight that De Miñaur has lifted off after securing his first victory in the ATP Finals and putting behind him the loss against Musetti, as well as the importance of his team, he spoke about it in the press conference following his win.

Alex De Miñaur talks about the "relief" his first victory in ATP Finals brings

"I've made peace with myself. This victory brings me more relief than joy. A couple of days ago was one of the toughest days of my career, I hit rock bottom. I hated this sport, but now, two days later, I feel great."

"But, more than anything, regardless of today's result, I had made peace with myself. It was a very, very important moment. I knew how I wanted to play. I was going to commit to it from the first point to the last. I didn't care if the result wasn't what I wanted. I just wanted to play my way. Above all, I felt good playing on my own terms."

Grateful for the constant support from his team

"I am very lucky with the support system I have, with the people around me, with each and every member of my team, even with Katie. They were able, or at least tried, to talk some sense into me and pull me out of a very dark place.
Sometimes, when you are in that dark place, you make peace. You start to worry less, right? In the end, you can focus on other aspects and not on the results."

"For the first time in a long time, I forgot about the 'what ifs', the results, what if I missed this shot, what if I lost this match. I just committed to playing the way I wanted from the first point to the last. A couple of days ago, I didn't. That's what hurt me so much. Today I knew that, whatever happened, I wanted to be proud of my decisions, of my aggressive mentality, and I wanted to go out there and try to win the match."

Stepped out of his comfort zone

"Being able to come out today and, again, it's my first win of the year against a top-10 player, it pains me to say, but I feel like I should have better results than that. They just haven't come. Being able to finally get a win here in Turin, being able to face someone who plays aggressive tennis, who has an incredible serve. The speed of his ball is one of the highest. He had an amazing match against Carlos. He hits the ball from the baseline with a lot of power. Today, I dictated the game and matched him. I stood my ground. This shows that I have that capability in my repertoire. I just need to come out of my shell more and show it."

Unsure if he will watch the Alcaraz and Musetti match

"I don't know. Heading into my match, I had no idea. They explained the situation to me again on the court. I still can't believe it. Until this moment, I don't think I have a real chance of advancing. As I said, I made peace with myself. I am proud of my effort today. Whatever happens tonight, will happen. All I truly wish is to completely disconnect and not think about it for a second."

"Now, will I be able to do that? I don't know. I'll have to wait and see what happens. I don't know if we are going to order room service at the hotel, watch it together, live and die with every point, or if we will try to go out for dinner, forget about it, and just enjoy a good day at the office. Right now, I couldn't tell you," says Alex de Miñaur who is crossing his fingers for Carlos Alcaraz to overcome Lorenzo Musetti.
 

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