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.

Australia's Alex de Minaur has won an epic Washington DC Open final against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, claiming his 10th singles title 7-3 in the final-set tiebreak. The 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) victory gave de Minaur his first championship of 2025,