Neil Robertson has praised Ronnie O’Sullivan for how he reacted to a painful defeat in the Saudi Arabia Masters final, staying behind to sign autographs and offering the champion plenty of advice.

Robertson won the epic final in Jeddah 10-9, claiming the £500,000 top prize after a brilliant contest with the Rocket.

O’Sullivan hit remarkable heights in the semi-final when he made two 147s in a win over Chris Wakelin and although he could not replicate that level of performance, he still very nearly won the title.

After trailing 7-2 and looking down and out, the seven-time world champion scrapped all the way back to force a decider before being pipped at the post.

Even after all the 49-year-old has won a deciding frame defeat would have stung and, while O’Sullivan is a Riyadh Season spon

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