Alex de Minaur has decided to make a swift return to action after the deflation of another early French Open exit, opting to try to regain a Dutch grass-court title he won in 2024 to regenerate his season.
The downcast Australian No.1 reckoned he didn't know whether to take a break from the sport or "get back on the bike" straight away after his four-set loss to Jakub Mensik in the third round at Roland Garros.
But he's plumped for getting in some key pre-Wimbledon match time at 's-Hertogenbosch, the traditional Dutch tournament where he won two years ago before going on to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon later.
Last year, he opted to give the event a miss after feeling down in the dumps following his second-round exit in Paris to Alexander Bublik, but after discussions with his team, he's this time taken a wildcard invite from the Netherlands organisers.
