By Chris Oddo | @HetFanChild | Tuesday June 25, 2024
Jakub Mensik reached a milestone in Mallorca on Tuesday, changing into the youngest participant to ever win a match on the occasion by eliminating defending champions Chris Eubanks, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. The 18-year-old cracked 12 aces to earn his eleventh win of the season towards seven defeats.
It was the second grass match in Mensik’s profession.
Man’s second! 👏@mensik_jakub_ beat defending champion Eubanks 6-3 3-6 6-1 @MallorcaChamps #MallorcaChampionships pic.twitter.com/8wQtecAHKc
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 25, 2024
It’s a heavy defeat for Eubanks, who drops twenty locations within the ATP reside rankings to quantity 62. The American may also should defend 360 quarter-final factors at Wimbledon subsequent week.
Mensik, presently ranked 85, needed to withdraw from Roland-Garros with a again harm. He has had a formidable season on tour to date in 2024, reaching his first ATP ultimate in Doha in February, the place he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Andy Murray, Andrey Rublev and Gael Monfils to succeed in the ultimate.
The Czech turns 19 on September 1.
Talking of Monfils, the Frenchman superior to the quarter-finals in Mallorca with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Roberto Carballes Baena. He’ll face Roberto Bautista Agut within the quarter-finals in Mallorca. Mensik will face Fabio Fognini within the second spherical on Wednesday.