How De Minaur's 43 hard-court wins all added as much as be a chart-topper

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How De Minaur’s 43 hard-court wins all added as much as be a chart-topper

Aussie says two key approaches give him an edge on arduous

January 22, 2026

Through the Australian Open, ATPTour.com will carry followers perception into the leaders of key statistical classes, exhibiting how performances all through 2025 all added as much as profitable seasons and the promise of extra good instances forward in 2026.

Australian Alex de Minaur was a power on arduous courts in 2025, tallying a tour-leading 43 wins and smashing his earlier benchmarks on the floor.

One of many quickest gamers on Tour, De Minaur suffocates his opponents from the baseline together with his blistering court docket protection, squeaky-clean ballstriking and his relentless tenacity. His grit was on full show on the ATP 500 in Washington, D.C., the place he dramatically saved three championship factors to edge Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Talking after his first-round win on the Australian Open, De Minaur stated that two techniques to take time away from opponents have underpinned his success on arduous courts: flat groundstrokes and enjoying near the baseline.

“My pictures on either side are on the flatter aspect, which signifies that the ball type of skids by when it hits the court docket… if the ball is coming again to your opponent faster and faster, it is probably not permitting him to suppose more often than not,” De Minaur stated.

“I’ve at all times felt that I’ve been ready to make use of my velocity to retrieve and play defensive, however one of many greatest issues that has helped me take that subsequent step is use my velocity to take time away from my opponents and that is the place court docket positioning is tremendous essential.

“It is a lot more durable than if I am a pair meters behind the baseline, after which my ball is sluggish and crazy and my opponent has on a regular basis on the planet to generate and hit winners previous me, particularly with the way in which the blokes are hitting the ball these days. After they’ve obtained time, they’re crunching the ball. So I am doing my finest to not give my opponents time.”

De Minaur’s Arduous-Court docket Report, Previous Three Seasons

2025
43-17

2024
30-15

2023
36-18

De Minaur’s triumph in Washington, D.C. marked his tenth tour-level title, eight of which have come on arduous courts. Amongst his different standout hard-court leads to 2025, the 26-year-old reached the quarter-finals at each the Australian Open and US Open. He was a finalist in Rotterdam and a semi-finalist in Beijing and Vienna.

Whereas De Minaur recorded probably the most hard-court match wins final season, Jannik Sinner boasted the best profitable share on the floor (92.9 per cent, 39-3 match document). Sinner received 5 of his six titles in 2025 on arduous courts, together with the Australian Open and the Nitto ATP Finals in his residence nation Italy. De Minaur was fifth in hard-court profitable share final season behind Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

2025 Arduous-Court docket Profitable Share

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