Alex de Minaur vs Jakub Mensik Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - De Minaur to prevail in a close contest

De Minaur holds the slight edge, but this promises to be a competitive contest - just like their only previous meeting, which the Aussie won in three sets indoors in Vienna late last year. Mensik has made the quarter-finals in both of his previous ATP showings so far in 2025 and has the necessary firepower to trouble de Minaur from the back of the court. Just like in Vienna, I think Mensik can take a set, but de Minaur finished runner-up at this tournament 12 months ago and his experience could prove the difference.

As mentioned, de Minaur leads 1-0, edging out their Vienna quarter-final in 2024 6-7 6-3 6-4.

De Minaur could have really started the season in much better fashion.

The Aussie has won eight of his nine matches in 2025, taking out both of his United Cup outings for his country before reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.

Unfortunately for de Minaur, he ran into his nemesis and eventual champion Jannik Sinner in the last eight, losing convincingly in straight sets.

De Minaur returned to help Australia advance in Davis Cup over Sweden last weekend before easing to a 6-2 6-4 victory over David Goffin to launch his Rotterdam campaign.

Already ranked inside the top 50 at 19 years of age, Mensik is set for a boom 2025 if his trajectory keeps going at its current rate.

Mensik has already made quarter-finals this season in Brisbane and Auckland, while he was one of multiple teenagers to secure top 10 scalps at the Australian Open, with the Czech taking out Casper Ruud en route to the third round, where he would have been disappointed in blowing a match point against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

The teenage star returned to action in Rotterdam and was untroubled in his opening round, accounting for Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-4.