Alex de Minaur and Robin Montgomery made the men’s and women’s final in the ‘s-Hertogenbosch grass court tournament. | Photo Credit: AFP

Australia’s Alex de Minaur overcame a spirited challenge from French veteran Adrian Mannarino on Saturday to march into the ‘s-Hertogenbosch grass court final with an entertaining 6-4, 6-0 victory.

The world number six will next face the tournament’s surprise package, Kamil Majchrzak from Poland, who stunned Russia’s Daniil Medvedev for his second consecutive win over a top-10 player.

The first semi-final saw the 37-year-old Mannarino, who has won more matches on grass than any other Frenchman, push De Minaur hard but run out of steam against the Australian’s superior pace and consistency.

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“Super tough... I’m super happy. I found a way after a very tricky start,” said De Minaur.

“I knew that I wasn’t safe until the last point. I kept that intensity and focus and it made it worth it in the end,” he added.

It was the Frenchman who started the stronger, breaking De Minaur’s first service game and racing into a 3-0 lead, capitalising on some uncharacteristic errors from the Australian.

Falling behind seemed to galvanise the younger man, who won his next service game to love and broke back immediately after a costly double fault by Mannarino.

The Frenchman delighted the crowd with an extraordinary behind-the-back shot that helped him win another break of serve, but again he failed to consolidate his advantage, pushing a backhand long to give up a break of his own.

The turning point of the first set came at 4-4 when De Minaur showed off his trademark speed to recover a delightful crosscourt drop shot, winning another break of serve and giving himself the chance to serve for the set.

The Australian converted at the first time of asking, helped by two timely aces, to take a competitive first set 6-4.

That seemed to knock the stuffing out of Mannarino, who showed his frustration by smashing a ball into the crowd after the second of three service breaks in the second set.

De Minaur wrapped up the match in one hour 20 minutes.

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US qualifier Montgomery to meet Krejcikova in s’Hertogenbosch final

US qualifier Robin Montgomery upset Australian Ajla Tomljanovic to advance to the final of the s’Hertogenbosch grass court tournament on Saturday where she will meet Czech Barbora Krejcikova.

The 484th-ranked Montgomery swept to a 6-4, 6-2 win against her 109th-ranked opponent in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in one hour eight minutes.

After a tight first set, where she broke serve in the seventh game, Montgomery, ranked 95th in the WTA before injury last summer, fired down 11 aces and broke her Australian opponent’s serve twice in the second set to cruise to her first-ever final on the tour.

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The 21-year-old meets world number 45 Krejcikova who got past Poland’s Magda Linette 6-3, 7-7 (7/4) in her semi-final.

Krejcikova rallied from 5-3 down in the second set, and roke Linette’s serve to seal victory after just over two hours.

The 30-year-old, who won the French Open in 2021 and Wimbledon in 2024, will attempt to win her first title of the season on Sunday in a first-time matchup against the American, who is targeting her first career WTA title.

Published on Jun 13, 2026