Kamil Majchrzak produced the best win of his career on Friday, dismantling top seed and world No. 4 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-3 in just 69 minutes to reach the semi-finals of the Libéma Open.
The world No. 76 was close to flawless on serve, dropping only seven of 47 points behind it, and never allowed the Canadian a foothold on the quick Rosmalen grass. It was Majchrzak’s second career win over a top-10 opponent and carried him into a third tour-level semi-final — his first on the surface. “This is definitely the best win of my career,” the Pole said afterwards, noting how long Auger-Aliassime has been a fixture near the top of the game.
The Dutch double — the upset blew open the top half but did nothing to slow the man chasing a slice of history at the other end of the draw. Second seed Alex de Minaur reached the semi-finals with a composed win over Benjamin Bonzi, facing just a single break point, which he erased with a delicate drop-volley winner from close to the net. The Australian is now 19-2 on Dutch soil since the start of the 2024 season, a run built on his ‘s-Hertogenbosch title in 2024 and his Rotterdam crown earlier this year. Victory this week would make him only the second player after Richard Krajicek in 1997 to win both Dutch ATP Tour titles in the same season.
Standing between de Minaur and the final is Adrian Mannarino, another former champion here. The Frenchman beat Zhizhen Zhang 7-6(4), 6-3 for his 20th match win at the tournament, becoming only the third player to reach that mark at the event after Krajicek and Sjeng Schalken. Mannarino trails de Minaur 1-4 in their head-to-head series, though his lone victory came on this very court in 2022.
The semi-finals are set for Saturday, with Sunday’s final closing the Dutch leg of the grass swing. For Auger-Aliassime, the early exit is a setback days before Wimbledon; for Majchrzak, it is a breakthrough that puts a maiden grass-court final within reach.
