This morning, Novak Djokovic missed an appointment with the 100th title in his career. In the Miami Open 2025 menu final, he lost to Jakub Mensik with a score of 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4). Notably, Mensik is only 19 years old and considered Nole to be an idol.
Speaking at the following press conference, Djokovic gave a lot of compliments to Jakub Mensik. He said he had seen the potential of this player since previous years.
“Congratulations to Mensik and his team. Losing is definitely unhappy, but Mensik is one of the very few hands that I will be more happy to lose, to be honest. I have seen him play tennis at the age of 15 or 16, invited him to practice at the same sessions.
3-4 years ago, I was able to predict that Mensik would become one of the top players in the world. I am very happy because he is developing in accordance with the potential I have. Obviously, his serve are amazing, strong, accurate, winning many ACE points when serve 1.
The same goes for the left hand. The Czech players always have great left hand shots. However, he also improved his hand. One more point, although very high, Mensik moves very flexibly. So I am sure he will go even further. ”
