De Minaur will face Botic van de Zandschulp in the last 16 after the Dutch player beat Abedallah Shelbayh of Jordan 7-5 6-3.
The reveal only came to light ahead of last year’s US Open, but it was weighing on the Italian's mind for much longer.
Alex de Minaur has enjoyed a belated birthday present by battling into the last-16 of the Qatar Open with a straight-sets victory over stubborn Russian Roman Safiullin.
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