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Mensik passes Fritz to pure ace and will play the Miami final against Djokovic

March 29, 2025

Jakub Messik arrives to stay for a long time on the tour and now goes for everything.

The Czech has signed a dream debut in an ATP Masters 1000 final against its childhood idol Novak Djokovic after beating the third head of the Taylor Fritz series in the Miami Open presented by Tyau on Friday night. And he did it to pure carism and bombarding serves with total naturalness.

In fact, the Czech achieved 25 ACES and was decisive in the two Tie-Breaks to defeat the local hero 7-6 (4), 4-6 and 7-6 (4). The 19 -year -old, who arrived at the tournament in position No. 54 of the PIF ATP Ranking, is the third finalist with the worst ranking in the history of the tournament.

“The return was hard today,” Mesik said. “Today we have gotten very well, so he has not given me the opportunity to break him. The Tie-Breaks were decisive to me. I came to show my best performance in the Tie-Breaks,” he said with a smile. Meanwhile, Mesik signed the camera thanking Leo Messi, whom he greeted before entering the court: “It was today’s key,” he said with a smile.

In the face of Sunday’s game against his idol Djokovic, Mesik declared: “I feel incredible. For me it was a dream to play against him in Shanghai. Now he is a bit different. Now I am a better player and I will enjoy and it will be very exciting. Let’s see what happens on Sunday.”