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It was the 50th ATP Tour victory of the season for the Australian and he has now reached his seventh ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final.

De Minaur is just the third man to hit the 50-win mark in 2025, joining Carlos Alcaraz (67) and Taylor Fritz (50),  and earning a Tour-leading 37 victories on hard courts.

De Minaur’s previous best season in 2024 culminated in 47 wins and two titles.

Having grabbed the title at Washington in August, the 26-year-old is chasing his second title of the year in Shanghai, where he will next meet Daniil Medvedev.

"For me it just shows consistency and that is what I am most proud of," De Minaur said on earning his 50 wins.

"Showing up every single week and it is an amazing number. I am hoping for many more to finish off the year and not stay at 50. It has been a successful trip to Asia so far.

"I told myself at the start of the week that it was all going to be a big mental effort to go out there and compete. I am happy to be in the quarter-finals and give myself another opportunity."

De Minaur arrived in Shanghai off the back of a semi-final showing in Beijing and his latest run is further improving his Nitto ATP Finals qualification chances.

He is currently 740 points clear of 10th-placed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is the first player outside the top-eight, cut because ninth-placed Jack Draper being sidelined for the rest of the year with injury.

De Minaur, who made his debut at the prestigious year-end event in 2024, will rise to fourth in the rankings if he captures the title in Shanghai.