Alex de Minaur has made a big decision to play one more tournament ahead of the French Open.
De Minaur has struggled for form as of late, having only won four of his last 11 matches on the ATP Tour.
The world number eight is currently on a three-match losing streak, which continued at the Italian Open after De Minaur lost to world number 106 Matteo Arnaldi.
Following his recent results, De Minaur has decided to take a last-minute spot for an ATP tournament that he has never played before.
Alex de Minaur takes late wildcard into the Hamburg Open
The wildcard spots for the ATP 500 tournament in Hamburg had already been confirmed for this year, with those being awarded to German players Jan-Lennard Struff, Justin Engel and Diego Dedura.
However, one more spot was made available in the draw after top seed Alexander Zverev withdrew from the Hamburg Open due to a back injury.
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As a result, the Hamburg Open were able to make a last-minute substitution for another top 10 player, which De Minaur has accepted.
De Minaur has never played at the Hamburg Open before, but he will be the third seed at this year’s tournament.
The Australian will be joined in Hamburg by the likes of Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ben Shelton and defending champion Flavio Cobolli.
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Previous champions at the Hamburg Open
The Hamburg Open was previously a Masters 1000 tournament, before it was replaced on the calendar by the Madrid Open in 2009 and subsequently downgraded.
As a result, there have been many high-profile former champions at the event, including both Roger Federer (3) and Rafael Nadal (2).
There have also been some big names winning the Hamburg Open since 2020, with all of the recent champions having a career-high ranking inside the world’s top 20.
This includes the aforementioned Zverev, Arthur Fils, Lorenzo Musetti and last year’s winner Cobolli.
| Year | Men’s singles champion at the Hamburg Open |
| 2020 | Andrey Rublev |
| 2021 | Pablo Carreno Busta |
| 2022 | Lorenzo Musetti |
| 2023 | Alexander Zverev |
| 2024 | Arthur Fils |
| 2025 | Flavio Cobolli |
De Minaur will be hoping to join this host of names this year, and most importantly end his losing streak before the French Open.
The main draw of the 2026 Hamburg Open will get underway on Sunday, May 17.
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