Chris Oddo| @thefanchild | Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Jakub Mensik – All he did was win.
The 19-year-old won his Virgin Masters 1,000 title in Miami on March 31, but did not skip the red clay. On Tuesday, he did a brief job Alexander Bubic6-3 6-2 in 53 minutes, becoming the fifth junior to enter the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open.
Players can arrive at Madrid Master QFS before the age of 20•Rafael Nadal (2005)
•novak Djokovic (2006)
•denis Shapovalov (2018)
•Carlos Alcaraz (2022)
•Jakub Mensik (2025) pic.twitter.com/j9jbybeyqo
– Mario Boccardi (@boccardi_marioo) April 29, 2025
Mensik has brought his masters to nine straight wins and became the first player since Daniil Medvedev to reach the quarter-finals in his next ATP Masters event in 2019, after he won his first Masters title in the last match.
Mensik, ranked 23rd, has improved to 17-7 this season and is currently ranked 20th in the current ATP live rankings. He will face it Francisco Cerundolo Next.
During the competition, Mensik was highly praised by Bublik.
“He’s so nice,” Bubic told referee Mohamed Lehani after shaking hands. The Kazakhs also entered a single, supporting the talents of Czech teenagers.
“Remember when tennis was easy? Five years ago, it was very easy to play tennis. You had a bunch of random people, barely moving. Now this guy [Mensik] Not even the top 10. ****Yeah? ”– Alexander Bublik #mmopen pic.twitter.com/kwkiiycmea
– Tennis TV (@tennistv) April 29, 2025
“He’s so nice” 😂@mensik_jakub_ In the entertaining 6-3 6-2 match, Bublik’s power surpassed Bublik.#mmopen pic.twitter.com/sudvas1jad
– Tennis TV (@tennistv) April 29, 2025
