LONDON, December 7, 2025 (UTS Media Release)

Australia’s Alex de Minaur secured a special place in UTS Tour history by winning the Victorian Plumbing UTS London Grand Final for a second year in a row at the Copper Box Arena on Sunday.

De Minaur, who calls London his “second home”,  beat Casper Ruud from Norway (3–1 : 11–15, 15–10, 15–11, 16–7) to show his prowess at the fast, groundbreaking format.

De Minaur has been in irresistible form since Saturday’s loss to Andrey Rublev in the round robin stage. Earlier on Sunday, he beat Frenchman Ugo Humbert (3–0 : 15–13, 18–13, 18–9) in the semi-finals.

UTS’s unique Final Four scheduling sees both semi-finals and the final played on the same day.

He did it again.@alexdeminaur defeats Ruud and becomes the 2025 UTS London champion — after ruling London in 2024 too.

Back-to-back titles.
The undisputed final boss of UTS. pic.twitter.com/kLntDuxgXg

— UTS Tour (@uts_tour_) December 7, 2025

De Minaur earned $640,000 USD (£480,637) in prize money, consisting of $390k USD as the winner and a $250k USD bonus for playing one additional UTS event in 2025 (Bastide Médical UTS Nîmes in April).

Casper Ruud received $225,000 USD (£168,995) as runner up. The Victorian Plumbing UTS London Grand Final boasted a total prize pool of $1.615 million USD (just over £1.213m)

De Minaur proved to be a big crowd favourite over the three days. He is engaged with British player Katie Boulter and spends much of his time in London.

“This year it was a little bit harder, having lost that match and playing a match that was potentially do or die. So I was a little bit stressed, but it was a perfect Sunday.  I felt like, as the days went on, I played better and better and I found my level.”

Ruud made a strong start in the final, but as soon as de Minaur got comfortable with his shots after the first quarter, there was not much Ruud could do.

“He played better, much better,” Ruud said. “It just creates a lot of problems for me in my game. He plays so flat, so low, so deep. It suits these conditions. Amazing. It’s not the first time he’s winning this tournament for a reason.”

The Norwegian had a great event, reaching the final for the first time thanks to a thrilling sudden death win against Andrey Rublev from Russia (3–2 : 9–17, 15–11, 7–17, 17–11, 2–0).

“I’m getting more and more experienced, so that obviously helps,” Ruud said. “I didn’t use the bonus card very well in this Final Four, but I feel like I know when it’s a good time to use it. And if I come to the sudden death, I have at least played a few times before. So I know the kind of pressure and the feeling.”

“We can say that Alex de Minaur is the best player ever in this format, for now,” Patrick Mouratoglou, UTS founder, said. “His achievements show it. He’s always super competitive.”

Mouratoglou reflected on a hugely successful year for UTS Tour, which saw the format make its debut in Latin America and in Asia as well as events in Nîmes and now London. “The stadiums are full everywhere we go. We had some incredible highlights this year with nearly 12,000 seats full in an historic stadium in Nîmes; the videos went viral all over the world.”

“There is much more to come. The average age of the fans we have is way lower than traditional tennis fans; we dropped 20 years. Bringing new fans for tennis and younger fans was a goal, and that’s great because we will keep them for a long time.”

UTS Tour 2026 will start in Guadalajara, Mexico (2-4 February).

DAY 1 Results

Humbert – Goffin : 3-1: 21-12, 18-17, 15-16, 17-15 | Group B
Rublev – Machac : 3-0: 14-13, 17-10, 18-15 | Group A
De Minaur – Mannarino : 3-1: 21-12, 18-17, 15-16, 17-15 | Group A
Ruud – Cerundolo : 3-2: 12-11, 13-14, 11-15, 14-13, 4-2 | Group B

DAY 2 Results

Machac – Mannarino : 3–2 : 16–11, 14–11, 13–17, 11–13, 2–0 | Group A
Ruud – Goffin : 3–0 : 14–9, 16–7, 17–9 | Group B
Humbert – Cerundolo : 3–1 : 16–10, 14–12, 11–18, 16–9 | Group B
Rublev – de Minaur : 3–1 : 13–12, 8–18, 16–12, 13–12 | Group A
Cerundolo – Goffin : 3–0 : 19–8, 15–12, 18–7 | Group B
Rublev – Mannarino : 3–2 : 12–17, 11–13, 18–11, 18–12, 2–0 | Group A
Ruud – Humbert : 3–2 : 13–12, 8–16, 8–15, 14–12, 2–0 | Group B
De Minaur – Machac : 3–1 : 10–15, 16–11, 16–13, 16–12 | Group A

Final Four results

De Minaur – Humbert : 3–0 : 15–13, 18–13, 18–9 | Semifinal 1
Ruud – Rublev : 3–2 : 9–17, 15–11, 7–17, 17–11, 2–0 | Semifinal 2
De Minaur – Ruud : 3–1 : 11–15, 15–10, 15–11, 16–7 | Final