Overview
- Alex de Minaur delivered a flawless performance against Grigor Dimitrov, achieving his first professional 'double bagel' with a 6-0, 6-0 victory in 44 minutes.
- This dominant win marks a breakthrough for de Minaur on clay courts, a surface he has historically struggled with.
- De Minaur became the first Australian since John Alexander in 1979 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals and the first since Lleyton Hewitt in 2007 to reach a Masters 1000 semifinal on clay.
- Grigor Dimitrov, ranked world No. 18, committed 23 unforced errors and failed to win a single game for the first time in nine years.
- De Minaur will face Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinals, following Musetti's upset victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas.