{"id":189699,"date":"2025-10-04T15:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T15:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/189699\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T15:21:10","slug":"alex-de-minaur-stunned-by-the-tennis-courts-in-shanghai-with-conditions-hes-never-seen-on-the-atp-tour-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/189699\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex de Minaur stunned by the tennis courts in Shanghai with conditions he&#8217;s never seen on the ATP Tour before"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alex de Minaur is in a strong run of form during the Asian swing and has now booked his place in the third round of the Shanghai Masters. <\/p>\n<p>In his opening match at the tournament, the Australian defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. <\/p>\n<p>After contributing eight points to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/rod-laver-delivers-his-verdict-on-the-laver-cup-as-a-tournament-as-team-world-beats-europe-to-claim-the-trophy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Team World\u2019s triumph<\/a> at the Laver Cup, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/alex-de-minaur-admits-the-key-reason-why-he-lost-to-jannik-sinner-in-the-china-open-semifinals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">de Minaur reached the semifinals of the China Open<\/a> in Beijing and is now looking to clinch a maiden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> Masters 1000 title. <\/p>\n<p>The world number seven has struggled to make deep runs in Shanghai over the years, and he says the change in conditions has made it even harder for him this year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239104383-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alex de Minaur and Camilo Ugo Carabelli shake hands at the Shanghai Masters.\" \/>Photo by Hu Chengwei\/Getty ImagesAlex de Minaur reacts to the conditions at the Shanghai Masters<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conditions were tough out there,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alex-de-minaur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">de Minaur<\/a> in his post-match press conference. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery slow. Very different from what we\u2019ve been playing on. It\u2019s never easy in those circumstances, and matches like that are always dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy with how I handled it and that I managed to get through a good match in really challenging conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt honestly feels like the slowest conditions I\u2019ve played on tour. The balls get huge after just a couple of games, and the court speed is extremely slow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also much slower than the outside courts, which was a bit of a shock at first. But there\u2019s nothing you can really do except adapt and deal with it. I\u2019m glad I was able to find a way to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238699486-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alex de Minaur and Camilo Ugo Carabelli in action at the Shanghai Masters.\" \/>Photo by JADE GAO\/AFP via Getty ImagesAlex de Minaur says he is \u2018sweating through his shoes\u2019 in Shanghai<\/p>\n<p>De Minaur says the conditions in Shanghai are comparable to the Washington Open during the summer, where he went on to clinch the title. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very similar,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve actually taken the same approach I did in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m bringing loads of clothes to change into and four pairs of shoes, because this is one of the few places where I sweat through my shoes and end up making puddles on the court, which doesn\u2019t usually happen to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt happened in Washington, and now it\u2019s happening here. The key is just being prepared for these types of conditions: bringing plenty of gear, watching what you eat, staying on top of hydration, and making sure recovery is a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the next round, de Minaur will face Kamil Majchrzak, whom he last played at the Australian Open in 2022. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex de Minaur is in a strong run of form during the Asian swing and has now booked&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[25854,6733,49,48,39713,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-189699","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-alex-de-minaur","9":"tag-atp","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-shanghai-masters","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}