Australian Open > Faller of the 6th in the world, Mensik imitates two legends with Fonseca: “Djokovic was one of them…”

Youth in power?

The day after the resounding victory of Joao Fonseca (18 years old) against Andrey Rublev (9^e), Jakub Mensik (47^e world at 19) was offered on the 6th^e world player Casper Ruud in the second round of the Australian Open: 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, in 2h47.

During the on-court interview, the Czech learned that for the first time since 2006, two players under the age of 20 had beaten members of the top 10 in the same Grand Slam.

Mensik : “Novak was one of them. »

Intervieweuse : “That’s right…Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. Not a bad group”

Published on Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 12:31 p.m.