De Minaur stages stunning comeback to beat Machac in Vienna

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 17:50 · Archive

Alex de Minaur rallied from 1-6 2-4 and 0-30 down to beat Tomas Machac 1-6 6-4 6-3 in Vienna's first round.

De Minaur trailed by a set, a break and 0-30 on his own serve against Machac, a top 20 player last year. His opponent was six points from victory when de Minaur held serve after winning four consecutive points, then broke Machac in a three-deuce game. He survived a break point on his next service game, which lasted nearly nine minutes, and broke again to take the second set 6-4.

Machac broke immediately in the third set but de Minaur then took the next five games to win 6-3, completing the victory with an ace in a match lasting near two hours. De Minaur had previously lost the first set to Machac in Monte Carlo last year, when he lost 6-3 before winning the second set 6-0, but this deficit proved more severe.

De Minaur began Vienna's event tenth in the standings for the Turin finale. With Jannik Sinner's competitive season over, he needs to finish in the top nine to qualify for the ATP Finals.

How it is being reported

• Demon delivers stunning comeback to win in ViennaAlex de Minaur has rallied from 1-6 2-4 and 0-30 on serve to beat Tomas Machac in the first round in Vienna and preserve his hopes of reaching the ATP FInals.Perth Now · 26 Oct, 17:20
• Demon delivers stunning comeback to win in ViennaAlex de Minaur has rallied from 1-6 2-4 and 0-30 on serve to beat Tomas Machac in the first round in Vienna and preserve his hopes of reaching the ATP FInals.The West Australian · 26 Oct, 17:20

In this story: Alex de Minaur · Tomas Machac · Vienna · Czech · Turin · Monte Carlo · Jannik Sinner

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