At Miami Open 2025, Jakub Mensik has become an interesting 'phenomenon'. At the age of 19, with the ranking outside the top 50 ATP, the Czech star has continuously made a surprise. After surpassing strong opponents like Jack Draper, Arthur Fils or Taylor Fritz, Mensik had been for the first time in his career in the final of Masters 1000.
Here, his opponent is Novak Djokovic – the legend of contemporary tennis. After nearly 6 hours, it was delayed due to rain, the match began.
Entering Set 1, Mensik is the one who entered the game better. The 19 -year -old player has a strong image with powerful serve. He won the break early in Game 2 and at one point to lead 4-1.
Djokovic then still showed the bravery when reclaiming the successful break in game 7 to bring the set to the starting line. The two players then had to pull together in a tie-break series to determine the victory. Mensik continues to play confidently and win with a score of 7-4.
Set 2, the game still took place very balanced. In all 12 games, no one won the break-point, and they continued to enter the brain tie-break series. At this time, Djokovic was tired and again to forgive 4-7.
In the end, Mensik surpassed Djokovic to officially crowned at the Miami Open 2025. At the age of 19, the Czech player became the second youngest champion in the history of the tournament after Carlos Alcaraz. In 2022, Carlitos won the title at Miami when he was 18 years old.
