Czech teenager Jakub Mensik beat childhood idol Novak Djokovic to win the Miami Open, having come close to withdrawing with a knee injury hours before his first-round match.
Jakub Mensik.
Nineteen-year-old, Mensik, dropped just two sets on his run to the final, which included victories over British number one Jack Draper and fourth seed Taylor Fritz.
He clinched a first ATP Tour title with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Serbia’s Djokovic.
Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, had been bidding to become just the third man in the Open era to win 100 singles titles.
However, the 37-year-old’s wait will go on after his loss to Mensik, who was just 10 months old when Djokovic won his first title in 2006.
Mensik is the ninth-youngest Masters 1000 champion and the second-youngest in Miami after Carlos Alcaraz.
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