‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH/WASHINGTON, June 14, 2026 (by Michael Dickens)
Sunday’s final at the ATP 250 Libema Open was decided by the slightest of margins. The 35th edition title match on grass at Autotron Rosmalen between 2024 champion and this year’s No. 2 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia and first-time tour-level finalist Kamil Majchrzak of Poland came down to a third-set tie break after they split the first two sets and remained even in the decider.
However, as the decisive third-set tie-break unwound, the 30-year-old from Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland showed why his earlier Top-10 wins this week in Den Bosch over World No. 4 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in the quarterfinals and World No. 8 Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the semifinals were not a fluke.
The 76th-ranked Majchrzak maintained his composure just enough throughout the tight battle and fought his way to a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) victory over the World No. 6 de Minaur in two hours and 25 minutes. He secured his first ATP Tour title after de Minaur double-faulted for the fourth time during the final on match point.
You always remember your first 🏆@KamilMajchrzakk defeats THREE Top 10 players en route to his first ATP title! @LibemaOpen | #LibemaOpen pic.twitter.com/Bd6zCeBv3O
— ATP Tour (@atptour) June 14, 2026
“I honestly don’t know what to say,” Majchrzak said during a court-side interview before the trophy ceremony. “This is an incredible moment for me, an incredible run and fight to make that happen. Alex is one of the toughest opponents you can face. So, I knew I had to play my best to win – and I think I did for the most part of the match. I’m really grateful for this moment. I will enjoy it so very much. Thank you to everyone who came to support me. It’s been unbelievable.”
By the end of the final, although Majchrzak won just 64 percent (47 of 73) of his first-serve points, it was good enough to beat de Minaur despite being outpointed 107-99. He overcame 50 unforced errors to hit 24 winners, and broke de Minaur’s serve three times in nine tries despite being broken four times by the Aussie. De Minaur countered with 33 winners but his 46 unforced errors were a difference maker in the outcome.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate Kamil and his team,” de Minaur said in accepting his runner-up prize during the trophy ceremony. “Not just for today but for an unbelievable week. You deserved it today. You were the better player. It was a great battle. Huge congrats, mate.
“Obviously, I would have loved to be able to get the job done today. But, it’s a great start to the grass-court season, a good week to my team and everyone around. We’re going to keep on building. Hopefully, this is the first of many great weeks on the grass.”
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De Minaur advanced to the title match with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Adrian Mannarino of France, in which he won 10 consecutive games. The Sydneysider dropped serve twice early on to fall behind 2-4 in the gloomy conditions that prevailed in the southern Netherlands on Saturday. However, once de Minaur turned matters around against the 46th-ranked Frenchman, it was smooth sailing the remainder of the semifinal.
“Super happy. It was a very tricky match against a tricky opponent and tricky conditions,” de Minaur said during his on-court interview after defeating Mannarino. “There was not a lot of top spin being played today, so it made some interesting rallies and I’m super happy to be here in the final.”
The victory improved de Minaur’s win-loss record on Dutch soil to 20-12 since the start of the 2024 season, including 7-0 in Den Bosch. After winning the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam in February, it put de Minaur’s in the position of becoming the second man to win both Dutch ATP Tour events in the same season after Richard Krajicek achieved the feat in 1997.
Alex de Minaur is a Libéma Open finalist once again! 💥
The Demon defeats Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0 and becomes the first player to book his spot in tomorrow’s final.#libemaopen #atp #tennis #alexdeminaur pic.twitter.com/P9P8piUtZE— Libéma Open🎾 (@LibemaOpen) June 13, 2026
However, Majchrzak stood in the way of de Minaur and history – and never backed down. Just the sixth Polish man to reach an ATP Tour final in the Open Era, he handed de Minaur his first loss in the Netherlands in three years – and became the third male player from Poland to win an ATP Title, joining Wojtek Fibak and Hubert Hurkacz. He also became the fifth first-time winner on the ATP Tour this year, joining Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Rafael Jodar, Mariano Navone and Ignacio Buse.
Majchrzak became just the second player to earn three Top 10 victories en route to winning an ATP 250 title since the series began in 2009. Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria also achieved the feat in Brisbane in 2017.
“Congrats to you, Alex,” Majchrzak said after receiving the champion’s plate. “I know it’s not the result you wanted. You are one of the toughest opponents to face ever. I’m glad I could share the court with you and have a battle like that. This is a very emotional moment for me; I’m not going to lie. I will try not to cry. … I’m very grateful for everyone in my team and in my life – my parents – I couldn’t ask for better people around me.”
When the new PIF ATP Rankings are revealed, Majchrzak will move up 29 spots to No. 47 and break into the Top 50 for the first time in his career.
Savor the moment, @KamilMajchrzakk ✨@LibemaOpen | #LibemaOpen pic.twitter.com/Jw173bxZgU
— ATP Tour (@atptour) June 14, 2026
Dutch duo Arends and Pel win doubles title
On Saturday, Sander Arends and David Pel of the Netherlands teamed to win the doubles title over Zizou Bergs of Belgium and Arthur Rinderknech of France, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), in one hour and 43 minutes on Court 1. Arends and Pel were outpointed by their opponents 75-73.
Both 34, the all-Dutch pairing first teamed together in 2013 and made their ATP Tour debut at Rotterdam in 2019. The title victory improved their tour-level win-loss record to 26-27. They are currently ranked No. 36 on the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings.
Arends and Pel are the sixth all-Dutch team to win the Den Bosch men’s doubles title – and the first since Paul Haarhuis and Sjeng Schalken in 2001.
Your 2026 Libéma Open doubles champions!🏆#libemaopen #atp #tennis #knltb pic.twitter.com/2ChVR2h6IO
— Libéma Open🎾 (@LibemaOpen) June 13, 2026
By the numbers
Before Sunday, just two Polish men had won ATP Tour singles titles during the Open Era: Wojtak Fibak, 15; and Hubert Hurkacz, 8.
“Quotable …”
“I will definitely be coming back to the Netherlands and here in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Thank you for all the support. You make this tournament special. I look forward to being back next year.”
– Kamil Majchrzak of Poland, during his trophy ceremony speech after defeating Alex de Minaur to win the Libema Open title.
