World number 10 and Australian number one Alex de Minaur has crashed out from the Indian Wells 2025 Masters tournament in fourth round after a stunning defeat against star player Francisco Cerundolo. The Argentine-born star has defeated the Aussie tennis sensation with a scoreline of 7-5, 6-3, and made it to the quarter-finals of the marquee event.
However, the 26-year-old tennis star has a big challenge in his next round as he will be facing four-time major champion and two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the last eight round after the Spaniard registered a stellar win over Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov during his fourth round clash.
Notably, Alex de Minaur seems to have had his opportunities against the number 25-seeded player but failed to capitalize on three of the 14 break points in the game, which the Argentinian sealed all to mark a straight-sets win.
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Francisco Cerundolo opens up on his stellar win over Alex de Minaur
Meanwhile, Francisco Cerundolo was super happy after such a thrilling battle against the star player De Minaur. The 26-year-old tennis star hailed De Minaur's legacy and called him a fighter.
The Argentine-born star revealed that he had used his opportunity well and was ecstatic after defeating such a high-quality player before storming into the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells 2025.
“I am super happy, I knew it was going to be a battle today. Alex is an amazing player, a fighter. He is having some great years, a top-10 player and we had a battle in Australia and it went his side but today I had another match, another opportunity and I think I did really well. I am super happy to beat a high-quality player and be in the quarter-finals in Indian Wells,” Cerundolo said after the win.
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