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#NextGenATP Mensik outlasts Murray in Doha marathon

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Jakub Mensik defeats Andy Murray at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open to reach his maiden ATP Tour quarter-final.

A thrilling win against a former World No. 1, reaching a maiden ATP Tour quarter-final, and a move to the brink of the Top 100 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings.

Those achievements all featured in Jakub Mensik’s Wednesday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where the #NextGenATP Czech overcame Andy Murray 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 7-6(4) in a remarkable second-round battle at the hard-court ATP 250 in Doha.

After twice failing to serve out the match as Murray roared back from 2-5 down in the third set, Mensik held firm to prevail after contesting his first deciding-set tie-break in a tour-level match. The 18-year-old finished having struck 18 winners including 12 aces, according to Infosys ATP Stats, as he found a way past the resilient Murray in three hours and 24 minutes.


“I’m just speechless right now, I don’t know what to say,” said Mensik, who will play top seed Andrey Rublev next, in his on-court interview. “I know that a lot of the fans wanted Andy to win today, so hopefully they will come to watch my match tomorrow.

“I’m just happy. It was a tough match today. Andy is an unbelievable player, I know that. When I was young, I watched him win Wimbledon two times, so it’s unbelievable that he can still compete with the best players in the world.”

Murray came so close to pulling off yet another remarkable comeback at an event where he last year notched two victories after saving match points. The Briton could not complete the job this time around, however, and he will be left to rue a missed backhand volley on the first of two set points he held from 6/4 in the opening-set tie-break.

Having also defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Tuesday, Mensik has now risen 14 places to No. 102 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings as a result of his Doha run so far.

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“The first set it was tough with the conditions, the wind started a little bit," reflected Mensik, who is the third player born in 2005 or later to reach an ATP quarter-final after Dino Prizmic and Shang Juncheng. "The tie-break was not such good quality, and I was a little bit lucky in the end.

"In the third set I was 5-2, and then when it was 5-5 I just said, ‘Go on. This guy will not give me any points’. I tried to stay calm and in the tie-break I’m just super happy I stayed focused until the end.”

Rublev’s passage to the last eight could hardly have been more different to his next opponent Mensik’s. The top seed cruised past Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 in just 57 minutes to reach his fourth quarter-final in as many events for 2024.

“I’m really happy to be able to win in straight sets,” said Rublev in his on-court interview. “It feels better than to have this stress with three sets and you don’t know how the match is going to go. It’s always nice to play shorter to be ready for tomorrow.”


The 2020 champion Rublev is now 11-4 in Doha. He will seek to improve that record in his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash with Mensik, whose game he is not wholly familiar with.

“[Today is] the first time I saw him and I can tell that the guy is very talented,” said Rublev. “He’s really big already for his age and serves really hard. I think that the serve is one of his best weapons, from what I saw in the match against Andy. So we’ll see. He has strong strokes and tries to play aggressive. I have to prepare and be ready for tomorrow.”

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ATP Doha 24 QFs:

101 Quentin Halys 590
102 Jakub Menšík 636
103 Borna Gojo 578

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ATP Doha 24: pierwsza wygrana nad graczem z Top-5 rankingu, pierwszy półfinał ATP.

Jakub Mensik d. [1] Andriej Rubliow 64 76(6)

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Mensik upsets top seed Rublev in Doha, reaches first ATP Tour SF

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Jakub Mensik reaches his first tour-level semi-final on Thursday in Doha.
By ATP Staff
Jakub Mensik is enjoying the week of his life at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

The #NextGenATP Czech earned his first Top 5 win on Thursday in Doha, where he stunned World No. 5 Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach his maiden tour-level semi-final.

Mensik was competing in his first tour-level quarter-final having beaten former World No. 1 Andy Murray in the second round in the longest match in tournament history (three hours and 23 minutes). The 18-year-old backed that up in style, playing aggressively in the crucial moments to stun the top seed Rublev, who went 0/6 on break points in the match.

"It's just been an incredible week from the beginning I played very well and I knew I could play with the big players. It's an amazing feeling to reach the semi-finals after beating those good players,” Mensik said.

"But the job is not done yet. Hopefully I can play like this again in the semis tomorrow and go on to make the final."


With his one-hour, 38-minute win, the 18-year-old jumped to No. 94 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings and will make his Top 100 debut on Monday.

In a tense tie-break, Rublev netted a routine mid-court forehand after a powerful first serve to go down a mini break at 6/7. Mensik took full advantage, confidently closing out the match on the next point, before he dropped to his haunches in delight.

Mensik is the youngest player to defeat a Top-5 player since Carlos Alcaraz overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas at the US Open in 2021. Mensik will continue his title quest against Gael Monfils in the semi-finals.

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Mensik took advantage of a Next Gen Accelerator Programme wild card into the ATP 250 as part of new opportunities for players aged 20 and under.

Players inside the Top 350 receive up to eight ATP Challenger Tour 100 and 125 opportunities. But as a Top 250 player Mensik also receives one wild card into one ATP 250 main draw (and two ATP 250 qualifying events). He is making full use of his decision to use his main-draw wild card in Doha, which followed his semi-final run in the Bahrain Challenger last week.

"It's been a good choice to play the Arabian swing," Mensik said. "I'm so happy with the matches I got last week and this week. It's incredible for young players to have the opportunity to play these tournaments."

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ATP Doha 24 SFs:

94 J.J. Wolf 640
95 Jakub Menšík 636
96 Maximilian Marterer 612

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Davidovich-Fokina
Murray, pierwszy QF ATP
Rubliow, pierwszy SF ATP
Top-100

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#NextGenATP Czech Mensik advances to first ATP Tour final in Doha

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#NextGenATP Czech Jakub Mensik is an ATP Tour finalist.

The 18-year-old continued his breakthrough week at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open Friday when he downed Gael Monfils 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to become the youngest finalist in tournament history.

"It is amazing. Hopefully not the last one [final]. Incredible week so far," Mensik said. "Today again with Gael, he played unbelivable. I know it is tough to play against him, especially with his good movement. For me every point I have to play my best game.

"I have to say this performance was one of the best in my entire life. I am so glad I reached this level in the semis, so hopefully tomorrow I play like this. An amazing feeling with my first ATP final. I am speechless."

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Mensik, who is playing in just his third tour-level event, defeated Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals to earn his first Top 5 win and will debut in the Top 100 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings on Monday.

He produced another impressive performance against Monfils. He recovered from a dip in the second set, crushing the ball with clean timing off both wings in the third set to triumph after one hour and 48 minutes and become the youngest tour-level finalist since Carlos Alcaraz in Umag in 2021.

Mensik struck the ball well throughout against Monfils, who tried to use the drop shot to disrupt the Czech's rhythm. At 4-3 in the third-set, Mensik gained the decisive break when he nailed a backhand winner down the line on break point.

The 18-year-old, who saved 9/12 break points, then held serve to triumph. Following his win, Mensik let out a roar before he and Monfils shared a warm embrace at the net.

"I told him when I was young I watched him a lot on the TV," Mensik said about his conversation with Monfils. "One of the biggest showman on court. He is a great guy, so hopefully in the future we will meet once again. The rallies were so fun with him."

Mensik’s run in Doha has propelled him to first in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Jeddah. He will aim to extend his lead and lift his first tour-level trophy when he meets Karen Khachanov on Saturday.


Mensik’s previous tour-level results prior to this week were a third-round run at the 2023 US Open and a second-round appearance at the Australian Open in January. Earlier this week in Doha he also beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and former World No. 1 Andy Murray.

Mensik took advantage of a Next Gen Accelerator Programme wild card into the ATP 250 as part of new opportunities for players aged 20 and under.

Players inside the Top 350 receive up to eight ATP Challenger Tour 100 and 125 opportunities. But as a Top 250 player Mensik also receives one wild card into one ATP 250 main draw (and two ATP 250 qualifying events). He is making full use of his decision to use his main-draw wild card in Doha, which followed his semi-final run in the Bahrain Challenger last week.

Aged 37 years and five months, Monfils was the oldest semi-finalist in tournament history. The French wild card was seeking his fifth final in Doha, having won the ATP 250 event in 2018. He made his first appearance in Doha in 2005 when Mensik was not even born.

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