De Minaur Reaches 50 Wins in the Season
In a standout performance at the Shanghai Masters, Alex De Minaur, seeded number seven, became the third player of the season to reach 50 tour-level tournament wins. De Minaur achieved this milestone after defeating Nuno Borges with a score of 7-5 and 6-2.
The Australian tennis player displayed an offensive game, making 19 winning shots in a match that lasted one hour and 47 minutes, securing his place in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 for the seventh time in his career.
Only Carlos Alcaraz, with 67 victories, and Taylor Fritz, with 50, had previously managed to reach 50 victories in the 2025 season.
In his best previous season, De Minaur accumulated 47 wins and won two titles.
In the next round, De Minaur will face Daniil Medvedev, who, seeded number 16, defeated Learner Tien with scores of 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1) and 6-4.
In addition, Felix Auger-Aliassime, seeded number 12, eliminated Lorenzo Musetti, eighth seed, with a score of 6-4 and 6-2, and advanced to the quarterfinals to face Arthur Rinderknech, who surprised by defeating Jiri Lehecka, seeded number 15, with a result of 6-3 and 7-6 (5).
Rinderknech, ranked 54th, had previously eliminated Alexander Zverev, the third seed, and now joins his cousin Valentin Vacherot in the quarterfinals.
