Alex de Minaur Stuns Monte Carlo With Double Bagel, Matches Federer’s Rare ATP Record

Alex de Minaur’s Double Bagel: A Monte Carlo Tennis Shock

If you blinked, you probably missed it. Alex de Minaur delivered one of the most jaw-dropping results of the 2025 tennis season, destroying Grigor Dimitrov 6-0, 6-0 in just 44 minutes at the Monte Carlo Masters. This kind of win—a double bagel, where a player fails to win a single game—doesn’t happen often, especially not in the late stages of a prestigious tournament against a former Grand Slam semi-finalist like Dimitrov.

The Australian barely put a foot wrong from the get-go. He came out firing, forcing Dimitrov into defensive positions right away. His speed kept Dimitrov scrambling, but it was De Minaur’s smart, low-risk attacking that did the real damage. Every time Dimitrov tried to reset points or slow things down, De Minaur found a way to step up inside the baseline and take the ball early, zipping winners past his helpless opponent.

In men’s tennis, even lesser-known pros rarely lose sets 6-0, let alone both sets. That’s why De Minaur’s win immediately drew parallels to Roger Federer, who pulled off a similar feat against Gastón Gaudio at the 2005 Masters Cup. The tennis world sat up and took notice, not just because of the score, but because of who De Minaur managed to blank—Grigor Dimitrov, a Tour veteran with a reputation for grit and talent.

Double bagels are almost unheard of past the early rounds, and usually pop up when top seeds crush qualifiers or wild cards. Here, a top-20 player wiped out another world-class talent—sensational stuff, and a rare kind of humiliation that says as much about the winner’s mindset as their skills. Monte Carlo has seen its share of drama over the years, but few can remember a match this lopsided at such a crucial stage.

What’s Behind De Minaur’s Dominance?

This huge win wasn’t just about power. De Minaur’s tactical game is sharper than ever. He knew exactly where to serve, pulling Dimitrov wide and opening up the court for easy finishes. He played clean baseline rallies, didn’t overhit, and managed just about every point with surgical precision. Dimitrov barely managed to hit a winner, completely stifled by De Minaur’s consistency and movement.

For De Minaur, known as "The Demon" for his relentless energy, this is another step forward in his rise up the ATP ranks. Before Monte Carlo, he’d already been quietly stringing together wins, edging closer to the game's elite. And yet, no one expected such ruthlessness on the biggest clay-court stage outside of Roland Garros. Not only did he outhit Dimitrov, he out-thought him too, mixing up depth, spin, and angelic touch at net whenever needed.

Fans and analysts loved it, but Dimitrov could only shake his head. Afterward, even Dimitrov acknowledged De Minaur’s surge, saying the Aussie “played tennis from another planet.” The tennis world has a way of waking up to stars who pull off something spectacular, and De Minaur certainly did that in Monte Carlo. It’s the kind of performance that can define a season—or maybe even a career—if he keeps his foot on the gas through the rest of the tournament and beyond.