Alex de Minaur's late-season surge towards again featuring in the end-of-season ATP Finals has continued with the Australian ace enjoying a landmark day as he roared into the last-16 at the Shanghai Masters.

But not for the first time, "Demon" will be the only Aussie left standing in the singles at a Masters 1000 event after his two compatriots, Chris O'Connell and Aleksandar Vukic, both went tumbling out of the tournament.

De Minaur proved far too good for world number 45 Camilo Ugo Carabelli, dispatching the Argentine 6-4, 6-2 in just 88 minutes to annex a personal-best 48th victory of the season.

The victory took him past the mark of 47 wins in the 2024 and 2022 seasons, while his 35th hard-court victory of 2025 is the most on the surface by any player this campaign.

Only Carlos Alc

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