The youngsters continue to take power at the Australian Open. If on Tuesday it was João Fonseca, 18, who knocked out world number 9 Andrey Rublev, this Wednesday it was the turn of Jakub Mensik.
The young Czech tennis player had one of the best matches of his short career to eliminate Casper Ruud, the sixth player in the world 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 and 6-4which was the Czech’s fifth win in nine games against a Top 10 player.
When Ruud, a three-time Grand Slam finalist -twice at Roland Garros and once in the United States-, When he wants to react, the game is too difficult.
Mensik found himself in the third round of the Australian Open for the first time and equaling his best record in a Grand Slam since the US Open.
At 19 years and 147 days, the Czech is one of the three youngest players in the second round after Fonseca and Leaner Tien. In the third round, The winner of the fight between Alejandro Davidovich and Felix Auger Aliassime will be measured.
Source: La Verdad
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