Aussie Alex de Minaur has melted hearts with an incredible act of sportsmanship after pulling off a comeback for the ages to claim the Washington Open title.

Emotional scenes unfolded in the aftermath as Davidovich Fokina broke down in tears, with De Minaur going over to console him. The Aussie put a hand on each shoulder of his defeated opponent and offered some words of encouragement, which were backed up by a sportsmanlike post-match interview.

Alex de Minaur admitted his tennis 'wasn't pretty' as he clinched an impressive seven-year first by winning through to the final of the Citi Open in Washington. De Minaur overcame an error-prone display to beat French lucky loser Corentin Moutet 6-4, 6-3 to advance into the tournament decider for the first time since 2018.

The left-handed Leylah Fernandez, a 22-year-old from Canada who is ranked 36th, wrapped up a big week of tight matches with a lopsided victory against Anna Kalinskaya.

Alex de Minaur has blown the tennis world away with a beautiful gesture for his devastated opponent after the Washington final. De Minaur saved three championship points to win the 10th ATP title of his career on Sunday, prevailing 5-7 6-1 7-6 (3) against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.