Alex 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 wins. The Australian tennis player achieved this feat after defeating Nuno Borges with a score of 7-5 and 6-2.
De Minaur demonstrated his dominance on the court with 19 winners, securing his place in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 in one hour and 47 minutes.
Only Carlos Alcaraz, with 67 victories, and Taylor Fritz, with 50, had surpassed the mark of 50 victories in the 2025 season before him.
In his previous best season, De Minaur had accumulated 47 wins in 2024, achieving two titles.
In his next match, De Minaur will face Daniil Medvedev, who is the sixteenth seed, after the latter 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, securing his place in the quarterfinals against Arthur Rinderknech.
Rinderknech, who previously surprised by eliminating third-seeded Alexander Zverev, joins his cousin Valentin Vacherot in the quarterfinals.
