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Alex de Minaur Defeats Nuno Borges at Shanghai Masters for his 50th ATP Tour-Level Victory This Season

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Alex de Minaur is celebrating a milestone victory…

The 26-year-old Spanish-Uruguayan Australian professional tennis player became the third player this season to win 50 ATP Tour-level games by defeating Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.

de Minaur, the tournament’s seventh seed, hit 19 winners on the way to reach his seventh Masters 1000 quarterfinal in one hour and 47 minutes.

Only top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz with 67 wins and Taylor Fritz with 50 have already reached the 50-win mark in 2025.

In his previous best season, de Minaur had 47 wins in 2024, and two titles.

He will next face 16th-seeded Daniil Medvedev who defeated Learner Tien 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 6-4.

Joao Fonseca Claims U.S. Open Boys Singles Title

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Joao Fonseca is a Grand Slam junior champion…

The 17-year-old Brazilian tennis player, the tournament’s No. 7 seed, won the boys division title at the US Open by beating Learner Tien 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Tien, a 17-year-old American who was seeded No. 11, lost to 2022 US Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe in straight sets in the first round of the men’s tournament.

Fonseca previously reached the boys doubles final at the 2023 Australian Open with partner Alexander Blockx, losing to Tien and Cooper Williams 4-6, 4-6.

Fonseca, the ninth South American to reach the boys final, is the sixth to lift the champion trophy.