Alex de Minaur was surprised by the court conditions at the Shanghai Masters, stating they are the 'slowest conditions' he has played on the Tour. The Australian advanced past his debut in the final Masters 1000 of the season after defeating qualifier Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-4, 6-2.

The World No. 7 completed his 48th victory of the season—a feat no Australian had achieved since former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in 2004. He also has 35 hardcourt victories, his historic single-season record so far.

The 7th seed’s win was emphatic: he converted three breaks on nine opportunities, while conceding no break points on his own serve. In fact, Carabelli was only able to win 8 return points throughout the match (18%)—far short of the Australian's 27 return points (43%).

“The conditions were tough

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