“Kasper Ruud lost to Jakub Mensik in the 2nd round of the Australian major”, — write: sport.ua
In the 2nd round, the Norwegian lost in four sets Yakubu Menšyk (Czech Republic, ATP48) in 2 hours and 47 minutes.
Australian Open 2025. 1/32 of the final
Kasper Ruud (Norway) [6] – Yakub Menshik (Czech Republic) – 2:6, 6:3, 1:6, 4:6
This was the first meeting of the rivals.
Ruud had problems even in the opening game on AO-25. Then he defeated Jaume Munyar in a difficult five-set match.
For the first time in his career, Menshik reached the 3rd round on the Melbourne courts and for the third time at the Grand Slam series tournaments. Previously, he reached this stage twice at the US Open (2023, 2024).
19-year-old Yakub won his fifth victory over a top-10 tennis player. In the next round of the Aus Open, Menshiq will play against the winner of the confrontation between Alejandro Davidovych Fokin and Felix Auger-Aliassim.
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