Overview

• Fokina fell to Alex de Minaur in a three-hour Washington final, dropping 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) after squandering three championship points at 4-5 in the decider.
• The defeat extended his ATP finals record to 0-4, cementing his status as the highest-ranked active player without a tour-level title.
• He broke into the world’s top 20 for the first time this week, rising to No. 19 after another deep tournament run.
• Earlier this season he lost finals at Delray Beach—where a forehand missed by inches on double championship point—and Acapulco, highlighting razor-thin margins.
• Carlos Alcaraz publicly consoled him with the message “Good things are coming” on social media following his latest loss.