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De Minaur, the No.3 seed at this tournament, will have to beat the No.1 seed Carlos Alcaraz if he's to go one better and win the Rotterdam title this year after the Spaniard came through a tough three-set semi-final against Hubert Hurkacz later in the day.

Bellucci, who had to qualify for the main draw, came into the match on the back of causing two giant upsets in beating Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, but he was unable to match De Minaur's consistency in his maiden ATP Tour semi-final.

“He’s played with so much confidence this whole week and played some incredible tennis,” De Minaur, who is yet to drop a set after four matches this week in Rotterdam, said.

“I knew going in it was going to be a battle and he was going to play loose, the way he has all week long.

"I just had to do my best to stay with him early and see if I could get my chances early. Then it became a little bit more of an uphill battle for him, but he has a very, very bright future ahead, as well as so many more Italians.”

De Minaur was beaten by another Italian in the 2024 final, Jannik Sinner, but with the world No.1 not in attendance, the Australian could go one better in 2025 and claim the title if he beats Alcaraz on Monday (AEDT).

The two players have met twice before, with Alcaraz winning both encounters, but this will be their first meeting on an indoor hard court.

Alcaraz won their first meeting in 2022 on clay in Barcelona, a tight three-set clash, before securing a straight sets victory on grass at Queen's Club the next year. 

But regardless of if De Minaur wins the trophy or not, the 25-year-old will return to a career-high No.6 in the world rankings as a result of his excellent run to the final.