Alex de Minaur has taken a giant stride towards clinching another ATP Finals berth after roaring into the last eight of the Shanghai Masters.
Continuing to defy the hip flexor injury that threatened to end his season less than a week ago, de Minaur downed dual grand slam semi-finalist Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4 to jump to seventh place in the Race to Turin's live standings.
Crucially, Australia's baseline warrior has leapfrogged Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe, who have already been eliminated in China, as he chases more valuable rankings points in the quarter-finals - and potentially beyond.
