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De Minaur reaches Shanghai quarter-finals after beating Khachanov
Alex de Minaur beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals in China.
The Australian had retired from the China Open final with a groin injury, but said he felt better each day as he recovered.
He served strongly and was not broken, winning 80% of points on his first serve and hitting 22 winners.
The win moved him above Novak Djokovic in the ATP Race to Turin, where he is ninth, the last automatic qualifying spot.
Second-place Jannik Sinner is not playing in Shanghai after ending his season early because of injury.
De Minaur will next face Alexander Zverev or Alexander Bublik, while the quarter-final is only his second at a Masters event this year.
Alex de Minaur beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.
The ninth seed won 80% of his first-serve points, hit 22 winners and was not broken.
De Minaur said his groin injury was improving and called the match his best day since the injury.
The win moved him above Novak Djokovic in the ATP Race to Turin, where he is in ninth place.
He will play either top seed Alexander Zverev or Alexander Bublik in the next round.
- Who
- Alex de Minaur beat Karen Khachanov.
- What
- De Minaur won 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.
- When
- 2026-10-13.
- Where
- Shanghai, at the Shanghai Masters.
- Why
- The win advanced de Minaur to the quarter-finals.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
De Minaur retired after the first set because of a groin injury.
De Minaur beat Khachanov 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.
De Minaur is due to play either Alexander Zverev or Alexander Bublik.
- Score
- De Minaur beat Khachanov 6-3, 6-4.
- Serve
- De Minaur won 80% of his first-serve points.
- Winners
- De Minaur hit 22 winners and was not broken.
- ATP Race to Turin
- De Minaur moved above Novak Djokovic and is in ninth place.
- Next opponent
- Alexander Zverev or Alexander Bublik.
What people are saying
It’s been feeling better and better every single day
Today was by far the best day.
All in all, I thought it was a very clean match, which I’m very happy with.
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