De Minaur breaks new ground in Shanghai
Alex de Minaur registered his 48th ATP tour win for the season at the Shanghai Masters, beating Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-4 6-2 to become the first Australian man to hit that tally since former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt did so in 2004.
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De Minaur, the world No.7, eased past the Argentinean in 88 minutes, lining up a fourth-round metting with Kamil Majchrzak, who upset No.29th seed Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-0.
“I'm happy with myself. It's a great achievement to show the consistency,” De Minaur said after victory.
“I feel like I probably could have broken that record last year if I hadn't gotten injured. To come back this year and just show that consistency week-in and week-out, I'm very proud of my efforts.
“Saying that, there's still a lot of tennis to be played, so hopefully I can keep adding wins to that tally. Keep doing what I'm doing, keep my head down, keep working hard, keep showing up, and just keep the confidence and momentum going.”
De Minaur didn't face a break point against Carabelli and now owns a Tour-leading 35 wins on hard courts in 2025, ahead of Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz, who both have 34.