Jakub Mensik becomes first teenager ever to beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets in a completed tour-level match
The 19-year-old outdid the 24-time Grand Slam champion—and his idol—in the Miami Open final, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).
Jakub Mensik grew up idolizing Novak Djokovic, but at the Miami Open on Sunday night, he dealt his idol a first-of-its-kind defeat.
The 19-year-old Czech pulled off a 7-6 (4), 7-6(4) victory in the final of the Masters 1000 event to become the first teenager ever to defeat Djokovic in straight sets in a completed tour-level match.
He's the fifth overall teenager to beat the 24-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 in a tour-level match, but the other four who did it either needed three sets to do it or won via retirement.
TEENAGERS TO DEFEAT NOVAK DJOKOVIC (tour-level):
- Filip Krajinovic (18y/2m/10d): 6-4 ret. in '10 Belgrade QFs
- Carlos Alcaraz (19y/0m/2d): 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 in '22 Madrid SFs
- Holger Rune (19y/6m/8d): 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in '22 Paris F]
- Jakub Mensik (19y/6m/29d): 7-6, 7-6 in '25 Miami F
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (19y/11m/28d): 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in '18 Canada 3rd Rd
He may still only be 19, but Mensik has already built up a winning record against Top 10 players (8-5) and even Top 5 players (3-1).
MENSIK CAREER MATCHES VS TOP 10 PLAYERS:
- l. to No. 9 Fritz in '23 US Open 3rd Rd
- l. to No. 9 Hurkacz in '24 Australian Open 2nd Rd
- d. No. 5 Rublev in '24 Doha QFs
- d. No. 10 Dimitrov in '24 Madrid 2nd Rd
- d. No. 6 Rublev in '24 Shanghai 2nd Rd
- d. No. 10 Dimitrov in '24 Shanghai 4th Rd
- l. to No. 4 Djokovic in '24 Shanghai QFs
- l. to No. 10 De Minaur in '24 Vienna QFs
- d. No. 6 Ruud in '25 Australian Open 2nd Rd
- l. to No. 8 De Minaur in '25 Rotterdam 2nd Rd
- d. No. 7 Draper in '25 Miami 2nd Rd
- d. No. 4 Fritz in '25 Miami SFs
- d. No. 5 Djokovic in '25 Miami F
Read more about Mensik's championship victory in Miami here.