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Shayne Hope

Demon capable of ending Australian Open drought: Hewitt

Australia's Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has kept a keen eye on the career of Alex de Minaur. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Alex de Minaur has the game to break into world's top 10 and have a serious crack at ending the host nation's Australian Open men's title drought, Lleyton Hewitt says.

Ash Barty broke a 44-year drought when she claimed the women's crown in 2022, but no Australian man has won a home major since Mark Edmondson in 1976.

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