{"id":86351,"date":"2025-04-11T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=86351"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:20:20","slug":"de-minaur-dishes-dimitrov-double-bagel-races-into-monte-carlo-sfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/de-minaur-dishes-dimitrov-double-bagel-races-into-monte-carlo-sfs\/","title":{"rendered":"De Minaur dishes Dimitrov double bagel, races into Monte-Carlo SFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alex de Minaur\u00a0was a man on a mission on Friday at the\u00a0Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, where he delivered a statement performance to reach the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Australian eased past\u00a0Grigor Dimitrov\u00a06-0, 6-0 in just 44 minutes to reach the last four at a clay-court ATP Tour event for the third time in his career. De Minaur will next continue his quest for a maiden clay-court trophy against three-time champion\u00a0Stefanos Tsitsipas\u00a0or\u00a0Lorenzo Musetti.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pz6g7C6xtXw?si=JbiLTbvcCYuxhx9z\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the troubles I had on this surface at the start of my career, I didn\u2019t quite understand it and how to play well on it,&#8221; De Minaur said of his improvements on clay. &#8220;As the years have gone by, I have grown to understand the things I can do well to become a tough opponent on this surface. I\u2019m very happy that I am playing better and better every year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about hitting hard, powerful shots [on clay]. It\u2019s about opening up the court, using angles, height, and different speeds. Understanding the balance between being too aggressive and too passive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With his 20th victory of the season, De Minaur extended his lead for the most wins on the ATP Tour in 2025. The Australian now owns a 20-6 record this year, and his nearest contenders are\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz\u00a0and\u00a0Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who each recorded their 18th triumph on Friday to set a semi-final clash in Monte-Carlo.<\/p>\n<p>While Dimitrov struggled to find his range and often lacked intensity, De Minaur took complete advantage with relentless hitting from the baseline, committing just six unforced errors in a 23-minute opening set. The pattern continued in the second, during which the Australian landed an inch-perfect lob to break serve in the first game and motored across the line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian chasing maiden clay-court trophy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>De Minaur dishes Dimitrov double bagel, races into Monte-Carlo SFs - Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/de-minaur-dishes-dimitrov-double-bagel-races-into-monte-carlo-sfs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"De Minaur dishes Dimitrov double bagel, races into Monte-Carlo SFs - 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