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3. Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur received the "Newcomer of the Year" award from the ATP this year. The Australian teenager rose from outside the top 200 to World number 31 in 2018, becoming one of the very few teenagers finishing the year in the top 100.
De Minaur started the year by doing well in the Australian Open warmup events, reaching the semifinal at the Brisbane Open and the final at the Sydney Open. After a promising performance in the ATP 250 series, De Minaur lost in the first round of the Australian Open against Tomas Berdych.
The Australian then did well in the ATP Challenger events, but lost in the first round at Roland Garros against Kyle Edmund. The teenager impressed everyone by reaching the third round at Wimbledon, where he lost against Rafael Nadal.
A month after that, the 19-year-old became the youngest player since Andy Murray to reach the final at the Washington Open. He made a strong run at the US Open too; he reached the third round in Flushing Meadows, where he gave a tough time to Marin Cilic and pushed him to a thrilling five-setter.
De Minaur easily qualified for the NextGen ATP finals as he reached the career-high ranking of World No. 31 in October. The Australian finished his breakthrough season at the NextGen ATP Finals in Milan, where he finished runner-up to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
De Minaur will certainly be one of the players to watch out for in the next season.
