Alex de Minaur has gone down - fighting, as usual - to Daniil Medvedev at the China Open but the Australian star still left his conqueror singing his praises in Beijing.
Sydneysider de Minaur showed familiar resilience as he rallied to force a first-set tie break in their last-16 contest on Saturday and world No.3 Medvedev sounded relieved to finally subdue him 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.
"It was tough, tough like always," admitted the Russian on court after a tussle lasting just under two hours.
