Shanghai
de Minaur, auger in Shanghai – Aliassime Cruise, Boost Turin Hope
Borges ends his favorite sport
October 6, 2025
Rolex Shanghai Master
Alex de Minaur defeated Kamil Majchrzak on Monday to arrive in the fourth round in Shanghai.
By Andy West
Alex de Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime showed no signs in the Rolex Shanghai Masters due to the vaguely visible Nitto ATP final in the background.
The duo on Monday started the 1000 Chinese ATP Masters at their respective speeds and won a straightforward third round victory. In wet conditions, the seventh seed de Minaur crossed Kamil Majchrzak at 6-1, 7-5, while the 12th seed spiral propeller – Aliassime sank sank jesper de Jong 6-4, 7-5. Neither De Minaur nor Auger-Aliassime made a throw in the opening two rounds of Shanghai.
Mr. Always 😎@AlexDeminaur In the fourth round of the season, he defeated Majchrzak 6-1 7-5 in his seventh ATP Masters.@SH_Rolexmasters | #RolexShanghaimasters pic.twitter.com/uwgde8yge5
– ATP Tour (@atptour) October 6, 2025
The 26-year-old De Minaur won five times on his way to the 36th tour-leading victory at Hard Courts in 2025, with two of them dropping his rest after a break and trailing 3-4 in the second set. The Australians ranked seventh in the PIF ATP live competition and qualified the Nitto ATP final for the second consecutive year.
“I got into this week’s situation and knew how hard the conditions would be,” De Minaur said after an hour and 27 minutes of victory. “So the mindset is ultimately survival, finding ways, and preparing for the fight every time you get on the game. There is no simple game or something like that, especially in these conditions, so I’m glad I was able to write myself in the second set to get back to rest and end in two. If we get into a third.
De Minaur will play Nuno Borges in the fourth round. The Portuguese ended the #nextgenatp star Shang Juncheng, winning 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3, entering the fourth round of the 1000 Masters for the fourth time in his career, and defeating Mintreal on the tough 2024 for the second time on the tough 2024 field. The first season.
Russian Diamond – Aliassime also had a great day, and he had a great day when he returned to China. According to Infosys ATP Stats, the Canadian was helped by a ball kid in his foot after skating in the second set, and also lagged behind his first point (30/39) score.
Since early August, now 10-2 (two defeats at the hands of Jannik Sinner) will face either the eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti or the 26th seed Luciano Darderi, to finish the quarterfinals. The 25-year-old ranked 10th in live competitions, only 580 points behind when he sought return to the Nitto ATP final after his debut in 2022.
