PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) In a Parisian fortnight filled full of surprises and shocks, No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev came into his French Open men’s singles semifinal Friday as the last player standing of his generation – […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Regardless of the outcome between 19-year-old Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca and Jakub Mensik, 20, of Czechia, youth would be served at the French Open Tuesday evening. In the youngest Roland-Garros men’s quarterfinal since […]
JEDDAH/WASHINGTON, November 28, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Jakub Mensik, who has sat atop the PIF ATP Road To Jeddah standings throughout much of the 2025 season, has qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF for the second […]
SAN FRANCISCO/STARNBERG, September 20, 2025 Team Europe made a strong start to the 2025 Laver Cup on Friday at the Chase Center in San Francisco, racing to a 3-1 advantage over Team World after the opening day. Casper Ruud and […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 31, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Jakub Mensik overcame Mother Nature – a nearly six-hour rain delay that turned a mid-afternoon final into a late-night drama under the lights – and Father Time in the name of 37-year-old Novak […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 28, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) In the youngest ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal since 19-year-olds Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune faced each other at Paris in 2022, World No. 54 Jakub Mensik of Czechia rolled to a 7-6 (5), […]
VIENNA/WASHINGTON, October 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Qualifying draw No. 1 seed Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic defeated No. 70 Alexandre Muller of France, 6-3, 6-2, in 69 minutes Sunday afternoon to advance to the main draw of the ATP […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 10, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As the Rolex Shanghai Masters has reached the quarterfinal round in the penultimate ATP Masters 1000 of the season, there’s a distinct Czech feeling to the last eight. That’s because there’s two — […]
SANTA PONCA/STARNBERG, June 25, 2024 Jakub Mensik made history at the Mallorca Championships presented by waterdrop on Tuesday by defeating defending champion Christopher Eubanks of the United States, becoming the youngest match winner in the ATP 250 tournament’s history. The 18-year-old […]
DOHA/WASHINGTON, February 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With a run to his first ATP Tour final at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Czech teenager Jakub Mensik already secured his Top 100 debut in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings at No. […]
