It’s Not A Flaw, It’s A Curse: The Chilling 0-23 Stat That Haunts De Minaur And Proves He’ll NEVER Win A Major
Alex de Minaur has been one of the more impressive players on the ATP Tour in recent times, having added another title to his honors list in 2025.
De Minaur is now a 10-time champion on the ATP Tour, and finished the 2025 season ranked seventh in the world.
But the Australian ace once again fell short at Grand Slam level, making it to the Australian Open and US Open quarterfinals but no further.
Of course, he wasn’t the only player to hit stumbling blocks, which largely came in the form of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
What does Alex de Minaur need to change to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner?
george.pattenI honestly don’t think he can. He might have it in him to sneak a Slam if he can avoid both of them, though.
peter.lynchA superb player, but not much he can change at this stage given the ability of Sinner and Alcaraz, and he isn’t the only one in that position
kilham.maxA bigger serve world help! Not sure that’ll happen though.
Alex de Minaur needs to fix his head-to-head with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz
Sinner and Alcaraz each claimed two Grand Slam titles in 2025, a feat the leading duo also achieved in 2024.
And the two are directly linked to a disastrous record for De Minaur, one that he really needs to fix sooner rather than later.
Put simply, the Australian has a horrendous combined head-to-head record against the top two players in the world right now.
De Minaur has lost all five of his career meetings with Alcaraz, and very worryingly all 13 of his matches against Sinner.
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Big titles aren’t 100% guaranteed even if he does overcome one or both of Sinner and Alcaraz, but he should be confident of such success in that regard given their dominance on the biggest stage.
Can Alex de Minaur really challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz?
While it isn’t always the case, it has become increasingly inevitable that either Sinner or Alcaraz – or both – will reach the final of any event they enter.
They met in three of the four Grand Slam finals in 2025, with Sinner’s Australian Open clash against Alexander Zverev representing the anomaly.
But whether or not De Minaur is among the handful of players capable of upsetting the status quo remains to be seen, with his 0-18 win-loss record suggesting not.
Who is your favorite ATP player right now?
nathandzschwartzAuger-Alliasime
bn23xlSinner
mpcorcoran24Shelton
The likes of rising star Joao Fonseca and veteran Novak Djokovic may be in that small group, mainly thanks to the promise shown by the former and the stunning history of the latter.
But De Minaur has constantly fallen short against the leading pair, who are only going to grow in confidence with more wins against the Australian.
It is a worrying trend that he needs to put an end to, and he has the perfect chance to do exactly that at the Australian Open.
De Minaur likes the pressure of the Australian Open, where he should be given a massive boost by the home fans.