Alex de Minaur coach: Who is the team behind the Australian tennis star?

Joshua Mayne

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Alex de Minaur is into the second week of the US Open as he looks to build on strong performances at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon this year.

During his matches, the camera regularly pans to his player box, which typically consists of his coaching staff, along with some family and friends.

The Sporting News takes a look at the coaching team that helped him secure a career-best ranking this year.

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Who is Alex de Minaur's coach?

Spanish coach Adolfo Gutierrez has guided Alex de Minaur since the age of nine.

The partnership was formed when the Aussie's family moved to Alicante in Spain – a city they ended up living in for eight years.

"Adolfo, he's been like my second father, like a father figure," de Minaur said during the Australian Open.

"We've been together now for 16 years.

"He took me in as a young kid to the point where my family would obviously struggle to pay him at times. He took me in. He would do countless hours with me."

De Minaur also added to his coaching team last year, bringing in Australian Peter Luczak on a part-time basis.

The former Davis Cup player has also coached fellow Australians Jordan Thompson and the now-retired John Millman.

Alex de Minaur ranking

Currently, de Minaur is the world No. 10 in men's singles.

Joshua Mayne

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.