ABN AMRO Open Rotterdam Final | Alex de Minaur excels on court to take home first title of 2026 against Felix Auger-Aliassime

It has been a great afternoon for Alex de Minaur who has finally banished his recent final woes in the ABN AMRO Open, taking down Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-2 in style to become the champion in Rotterdam.

De Minaur’s form in Rotterdam has been very positive over the prior few years. He made both the 2024 and 2025 final but ended up losing both to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz respectively. This time, the top two players on the ATP Tour were not featuring in Rotterdam and this made de Minaur the number one seed and huge favourite.

If anyone was going to take him down, it would be Auger-Aliassime who came into it the number two seed and in red hot form after defending his title in the Open Occitanie. He is highly regarded when playing on indoor hardcourt surfaces but this time he was unable to find the goods on the court to take home the title.

Just a single break in the first set was enough for de Minaur was the perfect foundation to push off towards clinching a huge advantage before winning five consecutive games to see out the match while playing some exceptional tennis. Finally, he is crowned champion in Rotterdam after so many close calls as his positive start to 2026 continues.

De Minaur showed his intentions from the start with some very aggressive play, constantly giving Auger-Aliassime something to think about. He held with ease before pushing his opponent in the next game, creating the first break chance of the match, He was unable to take this chance and Auger-Aliassime got his first game on the board.

The scores were deadlocked at 2-2 with both players looking to grab any opportunity by the scruff of the neck. After a fifth consecutive hold, a wicked backhand from de Minaur created two break points. A lacklustre volley at the net cancelled one of them out but the second was gifted to him as the Canadian launched a powerful forehand slap bang in the middle of the net.

This was very much welcomed to the two-time runner-up who won a third game on the trot to move within one of a much desired first set. He had collected 12 of the prior 16 points and was on a roll. Auger-Aliassime manged to end the rut with a hold to love but he could do nothing about de Minaur sailing into a 40-0 lead of his own. He took the second set point and was a set to the good in this final.

Auger-Aliassime may have been on the back foot but was not going to give up that easily. He holds to commence the second set before piling the pressure on his rival on the other side of the court in his first service game of the set. De Minaur keeps his cool and gets back level.

Another brace of holds kept the set in the balance but then it is de Minaur who takes a huge leap towards the title. A double fault at a critical time pushed the 26-year-old 0-40 ahead. Auger-Aliassime attacked the net to attempt to keep his fleeting hopes alive, but they were heavily dashed when a precise cross court shot from de Minaur got him the much-needed break to take a 3-2 lead.

Similar to the last set, a third game on the bounce backs up the break of serve. The final nail in the coffin seemed to be hammered in with some force when de Minaur grabbed a second break to love as he emphatically rode away from the world number six to glory. He saw it out with ease on his own serve to get the task completed.