Aussie's struggle revealed by 'proud' partner

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Alexei Popyrin's spouse Amy Pederick has lifted the lid connected the young Aussie's hard 2022.

After suffering first-round losses astatine past year's Australian Open, Indian Wells and the Miami Open, Popyrin won the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux connected clay successful May, and climbed backmost into the top-100.

But contempt that win, helium had dropped retired of the top-100 again by the extremity of the year.

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Speaking connected Nine's Today from Dubai connected Sunday morning, Pederick said 2022 "took its toll" connected the 23-year-old.

"It was truly tough, mentally - precise draining for him and it wasn't easy," she said.

"But helium stuck through, helium grinded, and helium pushed done and helium trained truthful hard successful pre-season.

"Every azygous time helium was connected the tribunal for hours. He tried everything, mentally. He got a caller nutrition manager connected the team, and I deliberation helium has worked truthful hard to physique an astonishing squad and physique that beardown enactment system.

"I deliberation that is what helped him, and helium has gone into this twelvemonth with a precise affirmative caput set."

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Pederick said she believed 2023 would beryllium the biggest of Popyrin's career.

"He has had an insane commencement to the twelvemonth successful 2023. I deliberation large things are coming this year, truthful I deliberation we should each ticker this space," she said.

"I americium incredibly proud."

Popyrin's 3rd circular elimination from the Australian Open equals his champion effect astatine his location slam, having besides made the 3rd circular successful 2019 and 2020.

His champion effect astatine Roland Garros and Wimbledon were 2nd circular appearances successful 2019, while he's besides made the 3rd circular of the 2019 and 2020 US Opens.

Popyrin volition beryllium successful enactment again connected Sunday, successful the men's doubles with Marc Polmans. They volition instrumentality connected No.2 seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury connected Kia Arena.

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