Alex De Minaur beats Felix Auger-Aliassime to win Rotterdam title: ‘Third time lucky!’ | ATP Tour

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De Minaur beats Auger-Aliassime to win Rotterdam title: “Third time lucky!”

Australia erases two previous finals defeats to win first indoor trophy

February 15, 2026

Alex de Minaur’s persistence finally paid off at the ABN AMRO Open on Sunday.

The Australian top seed fittingly produced his best performance of the week, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-2 and claiming his first ATP 500 indoor title. De Minaur has suffered losses in the past two Rotterdam finals, but he was crisp and calm in every aspect against Auger-Aliassime, who requested an off-court medical timeout midway through the second set.

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“That’s what it’s all about: doing the best I can and dealing with the situation,” De Minaur said of his final match, in which he faced no break points, according to Infosys ATP Statistics. “As the game goes on you try to find solutions and try to give yourself the best chance to perform better the next day and that’s exactly what I did. I’m really happy with my performance today.

“Third time lucky… I’m very excited, very happy. It ended up being a great week in Rotterdam. It’s a place I always feel really good about. I was just one step away in previous years, so it feels great to finally lift the title.”

Auger-Aliassime won the title in Montpellier last week and is now on an eight-game winning streak. The Canadian is aiming for a ninth career indoor title to further cement his reputation as one of the most dangerous players indoors. However, De Minaur has been a steady force at the ATP 500 level in recent years, and his title charge in the Rotterdam final was too much for the Canadian.

“Congratulations to Alex and your team,” Auger-Aliassime said during the ceremony. “We’ve played a lot of games over the years…I tried my best today but you’re a little too good. [It’s your] This is your third time in the finals, congratulations on winning. “

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After a cautious start for the top two seeds, De Minaur hit two inspired winners in the sixth game of the first set to earn the decisive break – the first time Auger-Aliassime’s serve had been broken since his second-round victory over Stan Wawrinka in Montpellier.

De Minaur carried his momentum into the second set and broke serve again in the fifth game, getting to the baseline and dominating the exchange with more aggression. Shortly after, Auger-Aliassime left the court for treatment and came back looking less explosive than usual. De Minaur recognized his opportunity and continued to be ruthless, eventually closing out the match to reduce his Lexus ATP head-to-head deficit against the Canadian to 2-3.

With the 78-minute victory, De Minaur also jumped two places to sixth place in the PIF ATP live rankings.