Jannik Sinner remains the bogey man for Alex de Minaur after beating the Australian No.1 7-5 6-4 in the final of the Rotterdam Open.
That extended the Italian's record against de Minaur to 7-0. His dominance is becoming a problem for the battling Aussie with the pair of rising stars shaping up to meet regularly in the later stages of events in the next few years.
But while the scoreboard records a straight-sets win on Sunday (Monday AEDT) de Minaur, typically, did not go quietly in a packed Rotterdam Ahoy arena.