Grand slam winner Daniil Medvedev has been left asking himself the same question world tennis is pondering following his shock defeat to Alex de Minaur - can his Australian conqueror go all the way to the French Open title?
Fifth seed Medvedev, the 2021 US Open winner and a six-time grand slam finalist, lavished the Sydneysider with praise after his 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 defeat in the last 16 at Roland Garros on Monday, saying he had never seen de Minaur play so well.
And asked about the Sydneysider's chances of going on to become the tournament's first Australian men's winner since Rod Laver in 1969, Medvedev said it could be down to whether the 25-year-old has the belief he's ready to join the game's elite.
