Alex De Minaur is breaking through at the Grand Slam level for the first time and after her defeated Vasek Pospisil in three sets on Monday, Canada’s Pospsisil had nothing but praise for the “Demon” and his jaw-dropping speed.



“I think he’s one of the quickest guys on tour,” Pospisil said. “I think it’s Gael Monfils, probably and I think honestly I think Alex might be the next fastest guy. It would be interesting to see some stats on that.”

Pospisil, who has lost all three matches he has played against the 21-year-old Aussie, says that it isn’t just the zero to 60 that impresses him about De Minaur, it’s also the fact that he never gets tired.

“He’s very quick and what’s most impressive is he never breathes,” Pospisil said. “He runs side-to-side and he’s never out of breath, I mean it’s almost he defies the laws of biology I guess. But he’s definitely a freak of nature, he’s extremely fit, never gets tired, runs side-to-side, incredibly fast.”

“I think one of the biggest things is I grew into my body,” he said. “I mean, as a young kid, I was probably 11 or 12 and already had the same size foot I have right now. So it felt like a little bit of a little kid with clown shoes on. I didn't have the best footwork, the best movement.

Like a man possessed. 😈

The Demon steamrolls his way into his first Grand Slam QF. pic.twitter.com/ZX8OqOwcxm

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