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Jakub Mensik still in disbelief after victory with Jannik Sinner

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An evening to remember for Jakub Mensik at the Doha ATP 500. The Czech, sixth seed and No. 16 in the ATP rankings, surprised Jannik Sinner, world and seeded number two, who was overcome in three sets in the quarterfinals (7-6 2-6 6-3). For the 2005 class this is the most important victory of his career and he still struggles to achieve it: “I don’t know how I won, actually”.

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Not gone unnoticed Belarusian outfielder Aryna Sabalenka at the'debut in Melbourne
She left her mark among those present not only because of the way she played and her grit

Earrings, necklace, tattoo…. in addition to a colorful attire prepared for her by her technical sponsor
On the court, then, the world’s number 1 tennis player unleashed all her grit
In fact in the first set French Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah gave her a hard time
The 20-year-old transalpine took the luxury of immediately snatching service from her strongest rival
Obviously the Belarusian gave her back her serve in the next game
So the queen of world tennis, while not mind-blowing, took home the set with a score of 6-4
In the second segment of the game Sabalenka engaged the high gears and for the rival there'was little to do
The set ended with an eloquent and otherwise not unpredictable 6-1 in favor of Aryna
Rakotomanga, world number 118, was on the board thanks to a wild card
Aryna once again brought her experience and extraordinary effectiveness to bear on Australian concrete…
… so, happy and smiling, she posed for a selfie to dedicate to millions of fans

“Before the match I knew the quality of Jannik – added the Czech in the’on-court interview -He is a great person, a great champion. Already for what he has done in his young career he is really impressive, so I knew it was going to be a very tough match. But despite that thought, I went out on the court to win, with a winning mentality”.

“I served pretty well, although during the evening the conditions were getting slower. It was a very tough mental battle. After the second set, when I lost some energy, I am really happy that I was able to come back well after the ‘toilet break’ and, from the beginning of the third set, I started serving well again right away. I am just happy with the performance I showed today” Mensik concluded.

Already a finalist in the ‘Qatar Exxon Mobil Open’ in 2024, Mensik will try to return to the finals in Doha: waiting for him in the semifinals is Frenchman Arthur Fils, number 40 in the world rankings, who overcame Czech Jiri Lehecka, the last seed in the draw, with a double 6-3.

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