Jakub Mensik’s impressive rise continued on Tuesday as the 19-year-old Czech powered into the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 win over Alexander Bublik.
Mensik, fresh from lifting his maiden ATP Tour title in Miami last month, showed poise beyond his years to extend his ATP Masters 1000 winning streak to nine matches. He held firm during a crucial service game in the second set, saving four break points at 4-2 before storming to victory in just 56 minutes.
Now into his third career Masters 1000 quarter-final — and first on clay — Mensik becomes only the fifth teenager to reach this stage in the Madrid tournament’s history. The #NextGenATP talent has risen three places to a career-high No. 20 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.
Teenagers to Reach Madrid Men’s Singles Quarter-Finals
- Carlos Alcaraz – 19 years (2022)
- Denis Shapovalov – 19 years, 25 days (2018)
- Rafael Nadal – 19 years, 4 months (2005)
- Novak Djokovic – 19 years, 4 months (2006)
- Jakub Mensik – 19 years, 6 months (2025)
Following his breakthrough appearance at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF last year, Mensik has continued to impress, boasting a 6-1 record against Top 20 opponents in 2025. He currently sits seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.
He will next face the winner of the high-stakes match between top seed and two-time Madrid champion Alexander Zverev and Francisco Cerundolo.
Meanwhile, sixth seed Alex de Minaur displayed his trademark tenacity and court craft to defeat Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6(3) and reach the fourth round. Despite 23 winners from Shapovalov, the Australian mixed his pace and depth to perfection, notching his 24th win of the season — tied for the most on Tour with Carlos Alcaraz.
“He’s got tremendous firepower from every part of the court,” said De Minaur. “I had to neutralise it and not let him dictate the points. I’m super happy with the way I competed today.”
Now No. 7 in the PIF ATP Rankings, De Minaur advances to his fifth consecutive Masters 1000 round of 16. He awaits the winner of Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Lorenzo Musetti, continuing what’s been an excellent clay-court swing with semi-final and quarter-final runs in Monte-Carlo and Barcelona respectively.
Shapovalov, despite a strong start under Madrid’s sun, was undone by 37 unforced errors and the failure to convert his only break point opportunity, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
