Czech teenager Jacob Mensic celebrates after beating Novak Djokovic to win the Miami Open Masters (Al Bello)
Czech teenagers Jacob Mensick Novak Djokovic won 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) at Hard Rock on Sunday.
The 19-year-old is ranked 54th in the world, winning his first ATP title and rejecting 100 professional titles at Djokovic.
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The final was about six hours delayed due to heavy rains, and when the players appeared, it is clear that Djokovic suffered from eye infections.
Mensic began to break the strength of Djokovic’s first quality game to rise 2-0 and the high-level and great servant dominated until, 4-2 Djokovic found the network.
The set has been in the set since then, but in the strong serving of Mencick, it put it on his shoulder from the beginning. He made a 5-0 draw, and although Djokovic fought a set set with a top envelope.
It was the first group that Djokovic had lost throughout the tournament.
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The second group was the job of Nep and the individual, which none of the players could break. Once again, the Mencide’s power proved decisive in the tire, and when Djokovic went back for a long time, he fell on his back.
The 37-year-old’s match between Djokovic and Mensic was the biggest gap in the Masters final 1,000 and the biggest age difference since 1976.
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