End of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic's dominance is a matter of time - De Minaur
In a press conference in Zhuhai, Alex De Minaur spoke about the competition between the older and younger players. The Australian thinks the next generation will soon prevail over Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
De Minaur said: "I feel like it's an interesting one because as we have seen the game develop we have seen the age, average age becomes older and older. So to try and obviously challenge these top guys you have to be at a very high level physically. So there are people who develop a bit before and they have already got their full-size adult body at 21, 22, and other people that take a little bit longer. And I do feel like it's true that these guys, they just play well every single tournament, every single match. I feel like at the moment Daniil Medvedev, he's really accomplishing that and he's a real force to watch out for. So, look, I think it's a matter of time. I know, all of us want it to come sooner rather than later, but we're still going to work hard to keep improving and put ourselves in position to hopefully push these guys or beat them."
Asked if his popularity has changed, De Minaur replied: "The good thing is that not many people recognize me, so I keep under the radar. And for me, nothing changes. I'm still the same kid, I do the same things, nothing has changed. I still go and have breakfast with my coach and in a small cafeteria, which is like four Euros, I still train in the same club with the same coach. I have an amazing team and which hasn't really changed and they both help me to keep improving and to keep me grounded. I don't feel like anything should change. Once you start believing that because of fame, popularity or winning matches or going higher up in the rankings that you should change things, then that's where the troubles come. So I just try to keep it simple."
De Minaur defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the semi-finals in Zhuhai. He will play France's Adrian Mannarino in the final. Mannarino defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas in their semi-final.
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