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#NextGenATP Mensik earns dominant US Open victory
Czech descent Auger-Aliassime
August 27, 2024
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Jakub Mensik playing with Felix Auger-Aliassime at the US Open.
By ATP staff
#NextGenATP Czech Jakub Mensik got a statement win on Tuesday at the US Open, where he upset World No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to record his third Top 20 win.
The 18-year-old had a major breakthrough in New York last year when she reached the third round at Flushing Meadows in her Grand Slam debut. Twelve months at No. 65 in the PIF ATP Rankings, Mensik again put on a show to dispatch Canadian Auger-Aliassime after two hours and four minutes and reach the second round.
Mensik won 89 percent (40/45) of his first points and fired 25 winners to level the Lexus ATP Head2Head series at 1-1. He will next play Australian wild card Tristan Schoolkate or Japan’s Taro Daniel.
Mensik has enjoyed an impressive season, highlighted by his run to the finals in Doha. The 18-year-old is fourth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah and aims to make his debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF in December.
Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2021. The Canadian’s best result this season was a run to the title match at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid.
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