Alex de Minaur's belief in himself has sky-rocketed since his early exit from last year's Wimbledon, to the point where he senses he's entering the 2024 event armed with an aura in the locker room.
Even prepared to put a figure on his improvement over the 12 months since he got blown away in the second round by Matteo Berrettini, de Minaur says he now goes into matches against players he once felt he had a 15 per cent chance against by believing it's at the very least a 50-50 shot.
