After having won the Australian Open, his first Grand Slam victory, in January, 22-year-old Sinner came to Rotterdam with a lot of confidence and was favourite to win the tournament. In Saturday’s semifinal, he beat local favorite Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-4.

The final against De Minaur, ranked 11th in the ATP world rankings, was a fascinating match full of lengthy rallies. De Minaur made it 5-5 with a break after four missed set points for Sinner, but a game later, the Australian was broken again.

In the second set, De Minaur lost his service game at 3-3 and Sinner went on to win the duel.

It was the 15th consecutive victory for Sinner, who will jump from fourth to third in the rankings on Monday. Last year, Sinner had lost the final in Rotterdam to Daniil Medvedev of Russia.