Not many players enjoy the move from clay to grass more than Alex de Minaur. Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz, who will square off in Sunday’s Stuttgart final, are also near the top of that list. So is Adrian Mannarino — although the 37-year-old Frenchman got clobbered by De Minaur 6-4, 6-0 in the Libema Open semis on Saturday.
The Australian compiled a 5-6 record in his last 11 matches on dirt this spring, but it has all turned around for him on the lawns of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. De Minaur is through to his 21st ATP final and fourth on grass following victories this week over Martin Damm, Benjamin Bonzi, and Adrian Mannarino — all in straight sets. The 27-year-old is now 57-25 lifetime on grass with a Wimbledon quarterfinal appearance in 2024.
Standing in De Minaur’s way of the trophy on Sunday is Kamil Majchrzak, who trails the head-to-head series 2-0. Neither previous matchup was particularly competitive, as De Minaur cruised 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 at the 2022 Australian Open and 6-1, 7-5 at the 2025 Shanghai Masters.
A fourth-round performer at Wimbledon in 2025, Majchrzak is also thrilled to be playing some lawn tennis again. The 30-year-old Pole is 33-18 all time on grass and has already won seven matches on it this summer. He reached the semis of the Birmingham Challenger last week and has advanced in ‘s-Hertogenbosch with victories over Otto Virtanen, James McCabe, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Daniil Medvedev.
Coming off back-to-back defeats of Auger-Aliassime and Medvedev, Majchrzak cannot be written off. Still, De Minaur has owned this matchup and he has looked the best player in the field all week long in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The world No. 6 won this tournament in 2024 and looks poised to do the same in 2026.
Pick: De Minaur in 2