Alex de Minaur beats Botic Van de Zandschulp to reach the second round at the Australian Open - UBITENNIS

Alex de Minaur beats Botic Van de Zandschulp to reach the second round at the Australian Open

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Eighth seed Alex De Minaur beat Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-1 7-5 6-4 to reach the second round for the seventh time at the Australian Open in Melbourne. 

De Minaur saved four of five break points to improve to 2-0 in his head-to-head matches against Van de Zandschulp. 

De Minaur broke twice in the second and fourth games and in the third game of the second set to win nine of the first eleven games building a 6-1 3-1 lead. Van de Zandschulp broke serve in the sixth game to draw level to 3-3. De Minaur broke for the second time in the 11th game to seal the second set 7-5. 

Van de Zandschulp hit a spectacular tweener at 1-1 in the third set but De Minaur earned the decisive break in the ninth game to clinch the third set 6-4. 

De Minaur earned ten break points during the match. Van de Zandschulp made 52 unforced errors. De Minaur will face US qualifier Tristan Boyer, who beat Federico Coria 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 7-5 6-1.  

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