By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Monday May 12, 2025
Jakub fascinates Hit the big time in Miami in March when he rocked his idol Novak Djokovic In the final to become the second newest champion in the tournament of the tournament. Since the tournament has moved to the clay, it has continued to impress.
In Madrid, the menik became the fifth young man who entered the quarter -finals in that tournament story, and in Foro Italyo in Rome, where the clay is slower and the least suitable conditions for his offensive game, he has continued to flourish.
Wonderkid@Mensik_jakub_ defeat Marozsan 6-4 7-6 to reach the fourth round in Rome# IBI25 pic.twitter.com/drgt6yunmh
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) May 12 2025
Menik enabled Monday Fabian Marozsan Fabian Hungary 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Monday to become the first Czech man to reach the 16th round in Rome since Thomas Berdych in 2017.
“So far the season is going very well, I’m very happy with everything. I’m playing well in the tough courts, and my first clay tournament couple I’m doing quite well, so I’m feeling well everywhere, this is the most important thing for me. of the season it brings. ”
The powerful young man is now 12-2 in the Masters 1000 events in 2025, and 19-6 in general, which puts him in a tie with Pete Sampras and Lleyton Hewitt for most matches wins in 1000-leve events as a young man. It is a list that he will continue to climb until he turns 20 on September 1st.
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He has also been a herd, using his deadly service to get out of the difficult moments. The menik won all the seven Tiebreaks he played during Miami and won 11 of the last 12 tiebreaks he played in the Masters 1000 events.
Speaking of climbing, the Mentik is now within the 20th ATP in the live rankings, and is likely to make his best debut-20 after Rome. He will face Hubert Hurkacz for one place in another quarter.
He is more concerned about the match than ordering.
“I’m not worried about the ranking, so I didn’t know before the match or even after,” he said. “Just feel good. I was finding myself in the first match and the first group of this match. The main thing in this match is that I stayed focused and stayed calmly, believing I would find a way.”
