ATP Tour

De Minaur into 's-Hertogenbosch final, faces Medvedev-conquering Majchrzak

Alex de Minaur shook off a rough start in spectacular fashion Saturday to book his championship-match spot at the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

The second-seeded Australian accelerated past Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0 to move within one win of his second title at the grass ATP 250. The 2024 titlist De Minaur dropped serve twice early to fall 2-4 behind in gloomy conditions in the Netherlands, but he was clinical from that moment on to seal his place in the final, where he will play Kamil Majchrzak.

“Super happy. It was a very tricky match against a tricky opponent and tricky conditions,” De Minaur said in his on-court interview. “There was not a lot of top spin being played today, so it made some interesting rallies and I’m super happy to be here in the final.”

De Minaur converted six of 11 break points he earned against Mannarino, according to Infosys ATP Stats. The No. 6 player in the PIF ATP Rankings is now 20-2 on Dutch soil since the start of the 2024 season (including a 7-0 record in ‘s-Hertogenbosch). Having also won this year’s ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, De Minaur could on Sunday become the second man to win both Dutch ATP Tour events in the same season after Richard Krajicek in 1997.

“The Netherlands has been a very good country for me,” the 27-year-old said. “So I’m hoping I can get the job done tomorrow and that would be a great ending to an unbelievable week.”

After De Minaur's win, Polish World No. 76 Majchrzak earned his maiden ATP Tour final appearance in memorable fashion. The 30-year-old stunned former World No. 1 and 2022 's-Hertogenbosch finalist Daniil Medvedev 7-6(4), 6-1.

Majchrzak is just the sixth Polish man to reach a tour-level championship match in the Open Era. He has so far risen 23 spots to No. 53 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, and he would break the Top 50 for the first time if he can defeat De Minaur to lift the trophy.