Czech teenager Jacob Mensic celebrates after beating Novak Djokovic to win the Miami Open Masters (Al Bello)
Czech teenagers Jacob Mensick Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) at Hard Rock on Sunday rejected his 100th career title.
The 19-year-old is ranked 54th in the world and won his first title on the ATP.
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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. During the change, he used eye drops in the first set.
Mensic began fiercely, breaking Djokovic’s first game to rose 2-0 and the high and large Czech dominated until, 4-2, when Djokovic discovered the net.
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 advanced 5-0, and although the 24-time Grand Slam champion resisted the young man who recorded a set with a top envelope.
It was the first group that Djokovic had lost throughout the tournament. He lost his feet twice and ended his back, and changed his shoes between the sets.
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In his first group of other meetings in Shanghai before they lost in three groups, Mencick had beaten Djokovic’s all-time difference.
But this time he seemed to be with him.
The second set was the job of Nep and the individual, but none of the players could break. Once again, the Mencide’s power proved decisive in the tire-breaking, and when Djokovic went back for a long time to be able to succeed and fall on the party at the party.
“If I’m honest, I don’t know what to say, an incredible feeling, obviously,” Mensk told court.
“Maybe the biggest day of my life and I supervised, which I’m really happy (for it), to show the show and keep the nerves out of the pitch before the game,” he said.
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“I feel like I’m just happy and I think the feelings will come later,” he said.
Mensic has not done any confidentiality of the fact that he grew up with Djokovic as his idol and after taking the cup, he said he started working in the hope of taking the Serby.
“It’s no more difficult for a tennis player to win the final,” the Spaniard said.
“I’m very sure this was just the first game against many people,” he said before he revealed that he was close to directing the tournament before the first game with a knee injury before physiotherapal treatment resulted in the last minute.
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– Without excuses –
After the game, Djokovic admitted that he didn’t feel his best.
“It’s a sadness for me. Two types, just a very strange game, a strange day with the delay of the rain and everything that happens. Yes, yes, I didn’t feel the greatest me on the pitch, but that.
“I really think I don’t want to talk about it,” he said. “There are many things, but I don’t think I don’t… just congratulate him. That was.
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Djokovic said he had seen the talent of Mensic a few years ago and invited him to train at the club.
“At the age of 15 or 16, I saw him playing and inviting us. We had some training blocks together. He trained at the club at the club in Belgrade, and you know, to see his developments really big, amazing,” he said.
“I’m never really happy with losing, but he’s one of the few players I’m happy to lose if I’m honest.
The 37-year-old’s match between Djokovic and Mensic was the biggest gap in the Masters final 1,0
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