No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur reached a milestone and advanced to the Rolex Shanghai Masters quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-2 win Wednesday against Portugal's Nuno Borges.

The Australian improved to 50-18 and joined Carlos Alcaraz (67) and Taylor Fritz (50) as the only men to hit the 50-win mark this season. He leads the ATP Tour with 37 victories on hard courts.

With 19 winners against just 10 unforced errors, de Minaur finished his first meeting with Borges in one hour and 47 minutes. He saved all three break points while collecting service breaks in the 11th game of the first set and the first and third games of the second set.

"For me it just shows consistency and that is what I am most proud of," said de Minaur, whose previous high was 47 wins last season. "Showing up every single week an

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