Alex de Minaur is the first Australian to win the men’s singles title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001.
‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 17 June 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Alex de Minaur made a perfect start to his grass-court season, becoming the first Australian to win the singles title at an ATP tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 23 years.
De Minaur’s long-time mentor, Lleyton Hewitt, had been the last Australian to triumph at the long-running Wimbledon lead-in event.
It proved a major highlight across an exciting week in Australian tennis, which saw nine players contest finals at professional level and several others post career-best results.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
Alex de Minaur: The 25-year-old was crowned the singles champion at an ATP 250 tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands). This is De Minaur’s ninth career ATP singles title and his second this season.
Aleksandar Vukic: The 28-year-old notched his biggest grass-court win, defeating world No.22 Karen Khachanov to reach the singles quarterfinals at the ATP 250 tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. This was also Vukic’s deepest run at a tour-level grass-court event.
John-Patrick Smith: The 35-year-old teamed with German Andrea Mies to make the doubles semifinals at the ATP 250 tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where they lost to the eventual champions in three tight sets.
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson: The 26-year-old Purcell and 30-year-old Thompson improved their season record as a team to 21 wins from 25 matches with a semifinal run at the ATP 250 tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
James Duckworth: The 32-year-old recorded his first top-20 win since 2021, beating world No.14 Ben Shelton to reach the singles quarterfinals as a qualifier at an ATP 250 tournament in Stuttgart (Germany). This was Duckworth’s third tour-level quarterfinal appearance of the season.
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Kimberly Birrell: The 26-year-old advanced to her first tour-level grass-court quarterfinal as a qualifier at a WTA 250 tournament in Nottingham (Great Britain). The in-form Birrell has won 16 of her past 20 matches.
Daria Saville: The 30-year-old posted her eighth career top-50 win on grass, and just her second since 2019, to beat world No.42 Clara Burel in the opening round at the WTA 250 tournament in Nottingham.
John Peers: The 35-year-old teamed with Brit Marcus Willis to win the…
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