De Minaur reels off 10 straight games to reach the ‘s-Hertogenbosch final
Level at 2-4, then untouchable: Alex de Minaur (No 2) won the last 10 games to beat Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0 and reach his 21st career final, eyeing a Dutch double after Rotterdam.
Alex De Minaur, s’Hertogenbosch 2026 | © Imago / PsNewz
Australian Alex de Minaur turned a tight contest into a procession on Saturday, the second seed taking the last 10 games to beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0 and reach the final of the Libéma Open.
De Minaur, ranked No 6, had been on level terms at 2-4 in the opening set before the match swung decisively his way. He won the next four games to take the set and then conceded nothing in the second, running out a winner without further trouble.
It was his 21st career final on tour, and a chance to complete a Dutch double after his title in Rotterdam earlier this season.
The Australian had reached the last four with wins over Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi (6-2, 6-4) and American Martin Damm (7-6 (8), 7-5).
Mannarino, ranked No 46, had been the more battle-hardened of the two, coming through three-set examinations on his way to the semi-finals: he beat Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (7-6 (4), 6-3), fourth seed Arthur Rinderknech (7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3) and Canadian Gabriel Diallo (6-4, 3-6, 7-5) before his run was ended.
De Minaur will face either Pole Kamil Majchrzak or Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s final.
