ATP world No. 13 Alex de Minaur made a remarkable comeback against world No. 26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Sunday night to take the Mubadala Citi DC Open title in three sets (5-7, 6-1, 7-6).
The Australian had his back against the wall and saved three championship points for Fokina in the third set to force a tournament-deciding tiebreak, which de Minaur won 7-3. Trailing five games to four in the third set on the verge of getting broken for the loss, de Minaur served to Fokina with the title in the balance.
Fokina hit a strong forehand which de Minaur had to chase, lofting the ball in an effort to save and it barely landed on the line. Fokina rushed to the net to try and finish the job, but de Minaur had one more save in him, hitting a masterful backhand past the Spaniard to bring the game back to deuce.
Check out the incredible sequence below:
ALEX DE MINAUR SAVED A 3RD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT AGAINST DAVIDOVICH FOKINA LIKE THIS.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 28, 2025
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That was the third championship point de Minaur fought off, then going on to even the third set at five games apiece before he took the set, and the tournament, in a tiebreak. He came back from down two games to five in the decisive set.
UNBELIEVABLE from Demon 🏆@alexdeminaur saves 3 match points to defeat Davidovich Fokina 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 in a DC epic to claim the 2025 crown!#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/zPsydyPXu4
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) July 28, 2025
The victory marks his 10th ATP Tour title and first of the year. In his most recent major performance, he fell to Novak Djokovic in the round of 16 at Wimbledon. Now, de Minaur is set to rise back into the world top-10.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Alex de Minaur Comes Back to Win Washington Open With Unbelievable Match-Point Save.
