Alex de Minaur delivered a heartfelt display of sportsmanship by consoling his weeping opponent, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, after their Washington Open final on July 27, 2025, while his fiancée Katie Boulter shared an emotional comment reflecting her pride. De Minaur clinched his 10th career title with a dramatic 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) victory, saving three championship points in a tense third-set tiebreak at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center. Fokina, visibly devastated after missing his chance at a maiden ATP title, broke down in tears, burying his face in a towel. Moved by the Spaniard’s distress, de Minaur sat beside him, offering a consoling arm around his shoulder and words of encouragement, saying, “Alejandro, you’re way too good not to have one of these [titles], it’s coming for sure. You deserved it today, I just got lucky.”
This gesture has been widely praised as a shining example of tennis sportsmanship, with de Minaur’s compassion contrasting the match’s intensity. The win, his first of 2025, boosted his live ranking to No. 10, setting him up for a strong US Open campaign. Boulter, unable to attend due to her own commitments, took to Instagram to express her feelings, posting, “No words, pure madness. The man you are, the champion you are. I’m in awe.” Her emotional comment underscores her admiration for de Minaur’s resilience and character, especially significant as the engaged couple—set to compete together in the US Open mixed doubles—support each other’s careers. As the morning unfolds at 06:05 AM WAT on July 29, 2025, this moment of support and Boulter’s heartfelt reaction continue to resonate within the tennis community.
