Even after his finest season yet, Alex de Minaur concedes he needs to raise his game to new levels to find a way to challenge Jannik Sinner and take the next grand slam step.
Sinner schooled de Minaur for a ninth straight time to end Australia's Davis Cup title hopes for a second successive year in Malaga.
The 6-3 6-4 victory was Sinner's fifth straight-sets win over de Minaur and left Australia's world No.9 pondering just how to break down his untouchable Italian nemesis.