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A crestfallen Alex de Minaur has conceded he is successful uncertainty for pending Davis Cup work aft crashing retired of nan US Open successful New York.
As overmuch arsenic he tried, de Minaur was incapable to disguise his despair aft wounded erstwhile again cruelly curtailed his expansive slam dreams successful a 6-3 7-5 6-2 quarter-final nonaccomplishment to inspired Englishman Jack Draper connected Wednesday (Thursday AEST).
His activity intelligibly compromised, Australia's large past dream floundered successful a oversea of forehand errors arsenic a maiden awesome semi-final beckoned connected Arthur Ashe Stadium.
A flare up to nan hep wounded that had sidelined nan world No.10 since Wimbledon yet robbed de Minaur of immoderate realistic chance of victory.
'I wish I felt better. Let's conscionable put it that way. It's tough. It's a large opportunity. It's a large chance,' de Minaur said.
'So I'm going to instrumentality pinch nan positives that I'm proud of myself.
'Jack is ne'er easy to play successful nan champion of times, and nan measurement he tin dispersed nan court, being a leftie and really move you astir nan court, it takes a toll connected nan body.
'Accumulation of matches takes a toll arsenic well. 'But he played well. He deserves nan win. In nan fewer chances that I had, I wasn't capable to execute.'
Alex de Minaur has conceded he is successful uncertainty for pending Davis Cup work aft crashing retired of nan US Open successful New York
Chasing a spot successful nan semi-finals, nan Aussie was stunned successful consecutive sets by British prima Jack Draper
De Minaur had beaten nan 25th-ranked Draper successful each 3 erstwhile encounters but, conscionable erstwhile he thought he was returning to 100 per cent fitness, nan Sydneysider suffered a dispiriting setback connected tennis's biggest stage.
'Everything was trending successful nan correct direction,' he said.
'But, yeah, it's fine. I dealt pinch it aft Wimbledon. I'll woody pinch it aft here, and I'll beryllium backmost successful nary time.'
Next week's Davis Cup qualifying stages successful Spain whitethorn beryllium excessively soon for nan Australian spearhead.
'I really don't know. That's nan honorable answer,' de Minaur said erstwhile asked if he'd beryllium fresh for nan 16-nation September 10-15 Cup qualifiers successful Valencia.
'I conjecture I'll conscionable person to hold and spot how, pinch a mates days, really it pulls up.'
