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Jakub Mensik is seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.
By Jerome Coombe
Jakub Mensik extended his ATP Masters 1000 win streak to nine matches on Tuesday with a clinical display at the Mutua Madrid Open.
The 19-year-old Czech, who claimed his maiden ATP Tour title in Miami last month, moved past Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals. Mensik saved four break points in a gutsy service hold for 4-2 in the second set before motoring to a 56-minute victory.
Into his third Masters 1000 quarter-final, and first on clay, Mensik is the fifth teenager to reach this stage in Madrid tournament history. The #NextGenATP star is up three spots to a career-high No. 20 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.
Teenagers in Madrid Men's Singles QF in Tournament History
| Player | Age | Year |
| 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 |
After debuting at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF last year, Mensik has continued his ascent in emphatic fashion. The 19-year-old, who boasts a 6-1 record vs. Top 20 players in 2025, is up to seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.
In the Madrid quarter-finals, Mensik awaits the winner of Tuesday afternoon’s clash between top seed and two-time champion Alexander Zverev and Francisco Cerundolo.
Sixth seed Alex de Minaur earlier displayed his craft and guile to move past Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6(3) and reach the fourth round. De Minaur stood firm in the face of 23 winners from Shapovalov and clinically mixed in variation to prevail, tying Carlos Alcaraz with a Tour-leading 24th win of the season.
“He’s got tremendous firepower from every part of the court, and I had to do my best to neutralise it, and not let him dictate as much as he could,” said De Minaur, who improved to 5-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Shapovalov. “All in all, I’m super happy with the way I competed today.”
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The No. 7 in the PIF ATP Rankings, De Minaur is now into his fifth consecutive Masters 1000 round of 16. The Australian has also shown impressive clay-court acumen this year, with runs to the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo and quarter-finals in Barcelona.
Shapovalov came out firing under the blazing sun in the Spanish capital, but De Minaur found great depth with his shots to deny the Canadian the ability to attack from the baseline. Shapovalov was ultimately left to rue the 37 unforced errors he struck while missing the only break point he created, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
In the fourth round, De Minaur will face 10th Lorenzo Musetti, who overcame 2019 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-6(3). The Italian reeled off five consecutive games from 2-5 to take the opener and raced to an ultimately unassailable 6/0 lead in the second-set tie-break.
Musetti is up two spots to No. 9 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings this week and could secure his Top 10 breakthrough, depending on other results.
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