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Nicholas Zorbas and Melissa Woods

BIZARRE: Demon crowned washington king at second time of asking - What They Never Told You

Alex de Minaur admits he "got lucky" after he saved three championship points to claw his way to his first title of the year, winning the Washington Open final at the second time of asking.

The Australian men's No.1 fought gallantly to claim an enthralling contest in the US capital over fellow 26-year-old Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 5-7 6-1 7-6 (7-3), in just over three hours.

A workman-like tiebreaker capped off a week full of positives, and 10th career title, for de Minaur ahead of next month's US Open in New York, while Spaniard Davidovich Fokina fell just short of claiming his first ATP Tour title.

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