Washington, July 28 -- Alex de Minaur defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to secure his 10th tour-level title in the early hours of Monday.

De Minaur, currently the world number eight, beat Fokina 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3), with the Aussie saving three championship points in the final set. He was inches away from a loss, but a desperate lob that clipped the sideline turned the tables for the better and came out victorious.

Speaking about the win as quoted by ATP's official website, he said, "It is something about this court. I did it in 2018 against Rublev, and honestly, I just kind of knew I could do it."

Back in 2018, at 19, during the same tournament, de Minaur saved four match points against Rublev, but lost to Alexander Zverev in the titl...