Alex de Minaur has admitted the memory of his 2022 Wimbledon nightmare returned to haunt him when he dropped the third set to Arthur Fils with a first quarter-final at the hallowed venue beckoning.
Two years ago the Australian No.1 choked when two sets to love up against unseeded Cristian Garin at the same fourth-round stage. He subsequently failed to close out two match points before losing a fifth-set tie-break.
An early exit last year meant he came into this year's tournament still to reach the last eight, so when Fils battled back from 2-0 down to halve the deficit on No.1 Court on Monday (Tuesday AEST) the bad memories came flooding back.
