De Minaur eases past Korda for ‘s-Hertogenbosch crown

p a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a added a second title to his stellar 2024 season on Sunday, when the top-seeded Australian dispatched a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-korda/k0ah/overview'Sebastian Korda/a 6-2, 6-4 to triumph at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/s-hertogenbosch/440/overview'Libema Open/a. /p

p De Minaur produced some trademark elite defence and counterpunching to nullify Korda’s power on the ‘s-Hertogenbosch grass. With his ninth ATP Tour title, the 25-year-old on Monday will rise two spots to a career-high No. 7 in the PIF ATP Rankings. /p

p “It achieves a new career-high for me, so that’s always a great little bonus,” said De Minaur in his on-court interview. “My first week on grass couldn’t have gone any better, so I’m looking forward to next week at Queen’s and the whole grass-court season with a smile on my face. I’m glad I was able to get a win here in Holland.” /p

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p Competing as the top seed at an ATP Tour event for the first time this week, De Minaur did not drop a set en route to the title at the Dutch grass-court ATP 250. Against Korda, he reeled off six straight games from 2-2 to seize control of the match. De Minaur ultimately prevailed after breaking his opponent’s serve three times in the second set. /p

p “Obviously it was a great match. Tricky conditions, and Seb is a hell of a player,” said De Minaur. “I’m looking forward to playing doubles with him next week at Queen’s. I’m super happy with the week. It’s been great. Happy days.” /p

p De Minaur converted five of 14 break points he earned in the final, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and the Australian now holds a 33-11 record for the year. Having also defended his title at the ATP 500 in Acapulco in February, this year marks the third time he has won multiple tour-level crowns in one season. /p

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