Jannik Sinner follows up Australian Open title with Rotterdam Open crown, beating Alex de Minaur in final

Jannik Sinner bagged his second title of 2024 as he claimed the Rotterdam Open trophy, beating Alex de Minaur 7-5 6-4.

De Minaur, the fifth seed at the event, beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final four, and second seed Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals the previous day.

But come the final showdown, it was Sinner who extended his unbeaten run over the Australian, with the now world No. 3 – rising above Daniil Medvedev after claiming this crown – seven matches undefeated against De Minaur, who is up to ninth.

Sinner hit 23 winners in this final, and he let a break advantage in both sets slip – the first when serving for the opener at 5-4, with De Minaur saving four set points.

This, however, would not affect him, with the 22-year-old recovering well to break the Australian immediately afterwards, and set him on his way to claiming a 15th consecutive victory and adding a 12th title to his growing list of accolades.

“I served for the first set at 5-4 and he played an incredible game there,” Sinner said afterwards.

“I missed a couple of things, but that’s normal. I had to get back on [it] the point after, and I felt like the match was really good. We both played well, I felt that I could have served a little bit better, but those are the details. In the future, that could make me stronger. Amazing week. It has been a joy to play in Rotterdam.

“Every time when you win a title, it doesn’t matter how big, it means a lot. I had a little bit more attention, but when you earn something, you have to deal with that. I felt like I was trying to put 100% effort into everything I’ve done and that’s the result of this week. It’s going to start again from zero at Indian Wells, so I’m already trying to improve, and let’s see what’s coming.”