Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) The 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic received a walkover in the fourth round of the Australian Open after an abdominal injury forced rising Czech star Jakub Mensik to withdraw on Sunday.Mensik withdrawal means Djokovic advanced to his 16th quarterfinal at the Australian Open, a tournament he has gone on to win a men’s record 10 times.Their highly anticipated fourth-round clash was a rematch of their 2025 Miami Open final, which Mensik won to hoist his first M…
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Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Former World No.1 Novak Djokovic continued his steady march through the Australian Open draw on Saturday, becoming the first player in history to record 400 match wins at the majors.The 10-time Melbourne champion was tested by Botic van de Zandschulp but remained unflustered at the key moments, closing out a 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(4) victory to advance to the fourth round for the 18th time in 21 appearances at Melbourne Park. While the contest demanded patience and precisio…
Auckland, Jan 17 (IANS) Jakub Mensik clinched the Auckland Classic title after defeating Sebastian Baez 6-3 7-6(7) in the final, producing another composed performance to cap an outstanding week at the tournament.The final match lasted for one hour and 22 minutes but could have gone for much longer had Baez taken one of the three set points he had during the second set tiebreaker.The 20-year-old Czech saved three consecutive set points from 3/6 in the second-set tie-break before claiming a champ…
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) Jakub Mensik clinched Czechia’s victory over Norway at the United Cup on Monday, when he defeated Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-6(6).Making his United Cup debut and playing his first match of the season, Mensik’s win followed Barbora Krejcikova’s victory over Malene Helgo, giving Czechia a 2-0 win in the Group D tie and eliminating Norway, which fell to 0-2 this week.Mensik, 20, is the second-youngest man to record a singles win in United Cup history, behind 18-year-old Stefanos …