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'This is class': Tennis world in awe over de Minaur's gesture for shattered opponent
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. Fokina was a shattered man after letting three championship points slip at 5-3 in the third - the third of which came when de Minaur produced some insane scramble to survive. The Spaniard has never won a title at ATP level, and has now fallen agonisingly short in two finals. Fokina was in tears after the final point and buried his face in his towel. De Minaur noticed how distraught his opponent was and immediately went to console him. The Aussie was seen sitting next to Fikona before wrapping an arm around his opponent and offering some words of encouragement. Tennis fans and commentators were blown away by de Minaur's gesture, which came before he'd celebrated the victory properly. He also offered some kind words for Fokina in his victory speech, saying: "You're way too good to not have one of these (trophies). It's coming for sure. You deserved it today. I just got lucky. You are a hell of a competitor and player. No one on the tour wants to play you. This is not the end. It's only going up for you." A classy gesture from Alex de Minaur 👏He consoles Davidovich Fokina after a heartbreaking final. 💔#MubadalaCitiDCOpen — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 28, 2025 One person wrote on social media: "Hard not to feel for Alejandro Davidovich Fokina today and hard not to appreciate how kind this was of Alex De Minaur." Another commented: "I have a newfound respect for Alex De Minaur after he consoled Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. He is a remarkably humble individual." Alex de Minaur walks over & sits with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to console him after beating him in the Washington final. Heartbreaking match for Foki… he had 3 championship points to win his first is class… one of the moments of the year. ❤️ — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 28, 2025 Alex de Minaur joins Aussie legends with 10th career title De Minaur's triumph made him just the fourth Australian to record 10 career titles since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990. The others are Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis. The Aussie has surged from 13th in the ATP rankings up to World No.8, and looks destined for an all-important top-eight seeding at the US Open. Before the tournament began, de Minaur said he was adamant he was at his 'peak' and big wins had to start coming. 'I've got the experience now. I've got the knowledge, the physicality side of things. Everything is just there for me to go out and perform,' he said. 'I can really have a swing these next three or four years and really show that I'm at my peak and break through some barriers.' RELATED: Jannik Sinner triumph could force Aussie coach to backflip on exit call Flood of support after tennis rocked by news about Wimbledon finalist With no rankings points to defend after Wimbledon because of a hip injury he suffered last year, the Aussie will only climb higher in the rankings before Flushing Meadows. The 26-year-old took a break after the French Open after feeling burnt out, and it appears to be working wonders. He lost in straight sets to Alexander Zverev in the Washington final in 2018, but is now the champion. The World No.8 has a tour-leading 22 hard-court wins on the season, and his 42 wins at ATP 500 level since the start of the 2023 season is the most by any player on tour. with AAP
New York Times
22 minutes ago
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Royals, Seth Lugo finalize extension, taking trade deadline target off board: Source
The Kansas City Royals and right-hander Seth Lugo are in agreement on a multi-year extension, a league source confirmed on Sunday to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. When official, the move will take off the board one of the trade deadline's most desirable potential targets. Lugo, who signed a two-year deal with the Royals ahead of the 2024 season, with a $15 million player option for 2027, was primed to not only be one of the most prominent names thought to be available leading into Thursday's dealdine, but also potentially a top target over the winter free agency period. Instead, the extension will help him stick in Kansas City, where he's posted a 2.95 ERA over 19 starts this season. Advertisement 'We're a much better team with Seth Lugo here than not here,' Royals president J.J. Picollo said over the weekend. 'Whether that's just '25 or '26, if you move a guy like Seth Lugo, you better be really sure that you're getting something back that makes this team significantly better. You take a guy like that out of your rotation, you're not the same team.' Lugo made his first All-Star team at 34 years old, finished second in the American League Cy Young Award voting last year and anchored a rotation that paved the way for Kansas City's first playoff appearance since the club's World Series-winning season of 2015. He posted a 3.00 ERA across 206 2/3 innings, and he made a pair of solid starts in October. During that same discussion with reporters, Picollo hinted at a potential extension for Lugo. 'He knows what's going on,' Picollo said. 'I don't want to comment about extensions, but he knows our desire to have him in a Royals uniform, obviously, not just talking about his current contract. 'He knows our desires. But that's something that we internally have talked about, and I think it makes a lot of sense for us. When you sign guys to extensions, there's one thing that has to be prevalent. They need to want to be here, and they need to want to be a part of this. I feel pretty confident that Seth does, but we'll just see where that takes us.' As for the Royals, they won 86 games last season, blitzed past Baltimore in the Wild Card round and offered the New York Yankees a fight in the ALDS. They haven't recaptured that magic, though. Their rotation remains a strength, as the emergence of Kris Bubic and Noah Cameron have compensated for Cole Ragans' injury-riddled campaign. Keeping Lugo long-term helps ensure it continues to be a strength, even as the 52-54 Royals flounder between contention, having just put Bubic on the IL. That came a day after Jac Caglianone landed on the IL as well. Prior to the move, Lugo ranked No. 7 on The Athletic's trade deadline Big Board.
Yahoo
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Shittu lifts Sea Bears over Surge in defensive grind
A dominant performance from Simi Shittu against his former team pushed the Winnipeg Sea Bears past the Calgary Surge 79-78 at WinSport Event Centre on Sunday. The Winnipeg big man notched 28 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, and three blocks in the defensive battle, including the game-winner and a clutch rejection in Target Score Time. 'It was personal,' Shittu said. 'They kind of shouted us out in the media … but at the end of the day, we're a whole new team, a whole different vibe, so we wanted to come in and show everybody that we're here in the CEBL and ready to play.' The final regular-season meeting between the Western Conference rivals yielded a back-and-forth showdown with a playoff atmosphere. Trailing by as much as eight in Target Score Time after entering the final stretch with the lead, Winnipeg head coach Mike Taylor credited defensive stops and rebounding with the comeback. 'In the beginning (of Target Score Time), we weren't very efficient, and we dug a hole for ourselves. And then it was just no quit,' Taylor said. Calgary had a dozen chances to win the game in Target Score Time, including a pair of free throws, but came away empty-handed and had its four-game winning streak snapped…
