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No. 8 seed Alex de Minaur will test his skills against surprise quarterfinalist Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 2025 US Open Quarterfinals on Wednesday. The Australian will be hoping to enter his maiden Grand Slam semifinal, but will receive stiff opposition from a man who has taken out the No. 3 and No. 15 seeds in his last two matches. When two players with compact attacking game-styles come face to face, there are bound to be fireworks. Let’s preview this clash, after which BetMGM will offer the best betting odds.
There is no questioning the fact that Alex de Minaur is a hard court maestro. Both physically and tactically, the 26-year-old has weaved a masterful brand of attacking tennis which has given him success. With a Washington DC championship run, Rotterdam final and Australian Open QF being his best hard court outings in 2025, de Minaur set himself up perfectly at Flushing Meadows. He has a 41-15 record this year, which includes 84% service games won and 60% break points saved on this surface.
Alex de Minaur becomes the first Australian man to reach back-to-back U.S. Open quarterfinals since Lleyton Hewitt.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 1, 2025
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Touted to reach the Round of 32 at best, Felix Auger-Aliassime proved why they call him the biggest Canadian talent over the past decade. With swashbuckling upset wins over Zverev and Rublev, the World No. 27 will now bid for a re-entry into the semifinals in New York. It has been a season of blowing hot and cold for the 25-year-old in 2025. Despite securing title charges in Adelaide and Montpellier, FAA’s outings at the majors as well as the clay court season have let him down. He enters this match with a win percentage of 65% so far this year.
SEAMLESS AUGER-ALIASSIME 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/BeSLtMWf3H
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2025
Felix Auger-Aliassime leads the head-to-head against Alex de Minaur by 2-1. It is a rivalry that began in 2022.
3 years ago, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alex de Minaur met in the Davis Cup Final. Today they meet in the US Open Quarter-final.
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) September 2, 2025
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The Canadian won the first two encounters in this duel – at the 2022 Cincinnati Masters and 2022 Davis Cup. However, ‘Demon’ bounced back on the hallowed clay in 2024. He required three tight sets to overcome FAA in a Roman Round of 32 marathon.
| Event | Round | Winner | Score |
| 2024 Rome | Round of 32 | Alex de Minaur | 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 |
| 2022 Davis Cup | Final | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2022 Cincinnati | Round of 32 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 6-3 6-2 |
| Alex de Minaur | Category | Felix Auger-Aliassime |
| 8 | Current Ranking | 27 |
| 290-170 | Career W-L Record | 248-165 |
| 41-15 | YTD W-L Record | 33-18 |
| 10 | Career Titles | 7 |
| 1 | YTD Titles | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
Although de Minaur has dropped just a solitary set en route to the last eight, Auger-Aliassime will be his first seeded opponent at this year’s event. The Australian has not endured a fighting battle against a high profile ATP star just yet. This might play into the hands of the Canadian, who is high on confidence and form. If de Minaur can frustrate him with his counter-punch tennis, there are chances of drawing errors from the FAA racquet. However, it all depends on execution on the day.
Prediction: Alex de Minaur in four sets.
The odds are slightly in favour of Alex de Minaur for this QF bout against Felix Auger-Aliassime. According to the implied probability on the money line, the Australian has a 58% chance of advancing to the final four. Here are the odds (as per BetMGM):
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