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Jakub Mensik hopes that his success in the Miami Open will be the first of many after a teenage Czech probably finished the hardest task in tennis by defeating the Great Novak Djokovich in the Great finals.
“I’m still 19, so I have my whole career ahead. It’s great to have it (trophy) next to me, but it’s not just one title, one tournament … I’m hungry for more.”
Mensik did not fold his words after him beat a child idol in upset for agesHe claimed his first ATP title when he denied former No. 1 in his offer on a milestone 100 ..
Cleaning has a desire for success.
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The highlight of Mensik’s victory against Djokovice in the final of The Miami Open
Jakub Mensik, Arthur Fils and Jooo Fonseca are part of other genes that go through the professional circuit
Mensik, who beat World no.
He also became the first Czech player to win the ATP Masters 1000, because Tomas Berdych won in 2005 in Paris.
Mensik went through the 24 -fold Grand Slam champion with Poise and Stellar 130 mph, hammered 14 aces and was broken only once when Djokovic was denied his 100. Career title and record seventh on Miami Open.
“I’m never really happy to lose, but there was one of the few players with whom I would be happier to lose to be honest. I saw him playing when he was 15 or 16 and invited him. We had training blocks together. He trained in my club in Belgrade.
“At that time, I saw three or four years ago that he would be one of the best players in the world. So I’m very glad to use the potential he has because he has a complete game.
“It serves incredible, strong, accurate, wins a lot of free points with the first portion.
Former finalist Wimbledon Nick Kyrgios took the social media and described Mensics as “special”, because a native of Prostejov, who released his potential with his first title.
“Mensik is really something special. Not only to have such peace against the greatest of all time on such a scene, but the fact that it is 19… .. This is a really special child with a lot of potential to do strange things.”
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Mensik revealed that he almost pulled out of Miami open because of his knee pain
Who is Jakub, fascinating?
The talented 19-year-old 19-year-old, nicknamed “Menimal”, loves spare ribs and towers over his opponents at 6 feet 4in. He quickly follows the footsteps of the legendary reading of Kvitov and Tomáš Berdych.
At the age of 17 he became the youngest man from Born Coric in 2014 to win the main Draw match at the US Open and reached the third round in 2023, where Fritz ended his tournament.
Mensik even received an unexpected invitation to practice with Djokovic after his breakthrough.
“I think playing with Novak or being part of his preparation, it was very important to me,” he thought. “Such a good experience, because it pushed me a lot. When you can spend some time with the best player in the world, maybe in history, I don’t even know what to say … I’ve learned a lot of things.”
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Watch Mensik beat Andy Murray on the way to the Qatar Open final last year
Mensik reached his first finals on tour in 2024 at Open Qatar, where he defeated Andy Murray and the highest seed of Andrey Rublev before he lost in the finals with Karen Khachanov.
Then Grigor Dimitrov upset Madrid Masters on his way to the third round and then the third round of the US Open for the second year.
The talented young man amazed the sixth seed Casper Ru in the second round of the Australian Open, but in the next round he came to Alejandro Davidovich Fokiny.
Then, after his exploitation in Melbourne, he suffered immersion. Miami Open, however, recorded a recovery in the form of a Czech, where after his years he showed maturity, to always handle large.
Mensik is part of a generation of young players who are going through that includes Brazilian Wonderkid Joao Fonseca, American student Tien and French Arthur Fils.
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