“A strange situation during the youth Finals match between Artur Fis and Yakub Menshik”, — write: sport.ua
The meeting ended with the victory of the French tennis player in three sets with a score of 4:2, 4:3 (7:4), 4:2.
During the match, Menshik started arguing with the referee about something. The fact is that the Czech took a toilet break and the referee tried to find out the reason and fine Yakub.
However, Menshik stated that he was asked to take a doping test while he was going to the toilet. Referee Nacho Forcadella was shocked because he didn’t know about it.
Jakub lost both rounds at the Next Generation ATP Finals. In the opening match, he lost to Lerner Tien. For Fis, the victory over Menshik was the first on the courts of Jeddah. In the final, 3rd round of the group stage, Menšík will meet with Joao Fonseca, and Fis will compete against Tien.
VIDEO. The judge is in shock. The tennis player passed the doping test right during the match
Jakub Mensik was asked to do an anti-doping test DURING his match against Arthur Fils at the Next Gen ATP Finals.Not before… not after… but right in the middle of it.
I’m at a total loss for words.
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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) December 19, 2024
😱 DE NO CREER 😱🤔 During his duel with Arthur Fils, Jakub Mensik returned from the bathroom but he was talking to the referee, because he was interrupted to realize an anti-doping control… en pleno partido. pic.twitter.com/CEXWHardCP
— VTC Tennis (@VtcTenis) December 19, 2024