De Minaur Advances to Shanghai Masters Fourth Round with Season-Record 48th Win

Alex de Minaur is having a standout 2025 season, becoming the first Australian man since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004 to achieve 48 ATP Tour wins in a single year. He advanced to the third round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters with a dominant 6-4, 6-2 victory over Camilo Ugo Carabelli, never facing a break point during the match. De Minaur currently leads the tour with 35 hard-court wins this season, ahead of notable players like Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz. Despite an earlier semifinal loss to Jannik Sinner at the China Open, de Minaur expressed pride in his consistency and aims to continue building momentum. Other notable results at the Shanghai Masters included upsets by Yoshihito Nishioka over Andrey Rublev and wins by Felix Auger-Aliassime and Kamil Majchrzak. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Shanghai event due to minor health issues.