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De Minaur passes the Fils test in the latest Rotterdam title bid

Top seed awaits vukic or wawriinka; Greekpora, Struff also Advance
February 10, 2026

Could this finally be the year that Alex de Minaur breaks through at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam?

The top-seeded Australian faced an immediate challenge on Tuesday in the form of the hard-hitting Arthur Fils, but he passed the test with a composed 7-6(3), 6-2 win. After finishing second at the indoor hardcourt ATP 500 event in both 2024 and 2025, De Minaur wasted little time in reminding the field why he is the player to beat this week.

“It was never going to be easy. I told myself I was ready for a fight, ready for the challenge and excited about it,” De Minaur said of his clash with Fils, who was competing in his second tournament since returning from an eight-month back injury. “I haven’t had that many easy matches this year and I see this as a challenge, which I enjoy. It forces me to be ready from the first point.”

De Minaur will next face Aleksandar Vukic or 2015 Rotterdam champion Stan Wawrinka, who is playing his final season on the Tour. The No. 8 player in the PIF ATP Rankings also extended his lead with the most ATP 500 wins since the start of the 2023 season.

ATP 500 Win Leaders (since the start of the 2023 season)

Earlier, seventh seed Tallon Greekpoor delighted his home crowd with a stylish 6-4, 6-4 victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. With his eleventh victory in Rotterdam, 29-year-old Tom Okker tied for fourth place among the Dutch in tournament history.

Greekpoor saved all six break points he faced against Mpetshi Perricard, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and fired 10 aces. He next meets Quentin Halys, who cruised past 18-year-old home qualifier Mees Rottgering 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in one hour and 54 minutes.

Jan-Lennard Struff defeated French qualifier Hugo Grenier 6-0, 6-4 in just 64 minutes to improve to 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. It was Struff’s second tour-level win of the season after beating Juan Pablo Varillas en route to Germany’s 4–0 Davis Cup victory over Peru. Struff awaits Hubert Hurkacz or third seed Alexander Bublik in the second round.