By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 11, 2025
Alex de Minaur signed the digicam “Clay Canine” after his win over Grigor Dimitrov on Friday in Monte-Carlo.
Maybe he ought to have signed “No Mercy.”
The Aussie drubbed the Bulgarian 6-0, 6-0 and dropped simply 15 factors throughout the 45 minute thrashing. It was De Minaur’s first double bagel victory of his profession, as he grew to become the primary Aussie to achieve the semifinals in Monte-Carlo since 1979.
“It is loopy,” he stated on court docket after the match. “Because the years have passed by I’ve grown to grasp the issues I can do properly on this floor to develop into a harder opponent.”
By profitable in spotless vogue, De Minaur grew to become the primary participant in Masters 1000 historical past to win by a double bagel scoreline in a match that happened within the quarterfinals or past.
1 – Alex de Minaur is the primary participant for the reason that format’s introduction in 1990 to win an ATP Masters 1000 match from quarter-finals and onwards with a 6-0 6-0 scoreline. Ruthless.#RolexMonteCarloMasters | @ROLEXMCMASTERS @atptour
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) April 11, 2025
Dimitrov gained simply 8 of 32 factors on serve, and he managed to win simply seven return factors as he fell to 2-4 towards De Minaur. The 33-year-old was bidding to develop into the sixth oldest semifinalist in Monte-Carlo historical past.
Dimitrov isn’t the one participant having hassle profitable video games towards Tenth-ranked De Minaur. The Aussie has dropped simply seven video games throughout his final six units at Monte-Carlo.
6-0 (vs Machac)
6-3
6-2 (vs Medvedev)
6-2
6-0 (vs Dimitrov)
6-0 @alexdeminaur final ‘six’ units at #RolexMonteCarloMasters 🤯 pic.twitter.com/KjIAeDBflJ
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 11, 2025
De Minaur, who leads all ATP gamers with 20 wins in 2025, will face both Stefanos Tsitsipas or Lorenzo Musetti within the semifinals.
