Australia’s Alex de Minaur, seeded second in the tournament, advanced to the next round of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, after defeating Martin Damm in straight sets 7-6 (8), 7-5 during second-round play.
The Australian player dominated with his serve, recording 27 winners while making only 17 unforced errors. De Minaur also held a 7-6 advantage in aces and committed just one double fault compared to four by Damm. His opponent struggled with consistency, making 44 unforced errors alongside 28 winners, though Damm managed to save 11 of 14 break point opportunities to keep the match competitive.
In other tournament action, sixth-seeded Tallon Griekspoor defeated Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4 in a match featuring two Dutch players that began Tuesday but concluded Wednesday due to suspension. Australian qualifier James McCabe upset eighth-seeded Zizou Bergs from Belgium with a 6-7 (2), 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory.
Additional players advancing included Marton Fucsovics from Hungary, Kamil Majchrzak from Poland, and the Netherlands’ Thijs Boogaard.
At the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik, seeded third, overcame Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 in second-round action. Bublik served 22 aces compared to 17 for Struff and recorded 38 winners against 22 unforced errors. This match was a rematch of their French Open first-round encounter where Struff had previously won in four sets. In the Stuttgart rematch, Struff posted 37 winners and 29 unforced errors.
Additional Stuttgart results included Italy’s Mattia Bellucci defeating Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2, and France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beating Belgium’s Gauthier Onclin 7-6 (1), 6-2.
