Jakub Mensik shocks Rublev in the quarter to battle vs Monfils. HIGHLIGHTS – DOHA RESULTS

QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN - DOHA DRAW AND RESULTS. Mensik upsets Rublev to play Gael Monfils in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jakub Mensik vs. Andrey Rublev

Jakub Mensik surprises Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-6(6) in the quarter in Doha on Thursday. Mensik is going to play against Gael Monfils in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes.

Mensik
Doha
Mensik's Record

Mensik added to his prize money $ 30,620 after winning this match. He has already won $ 72,810 as of now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Jakub will add $ 51,030 to his earnings to get in total $ 123,840.

Highlights Jakub Mensik vs. Andrey Rublev Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doha

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mensik
Rublev
Jakub Mensik
6-4 7-66
1h:36
Andrey Rublev
74
74
Total points
72
72
42
42
Winners
36
36
57%
57%
Ratio Winners
50%
50%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
7
7
0
0
Double Faults
2
2
66%
66%
1st in
67%
67%
81%
81%
1st won
80%
80%
42/52
42/52
1st won
36/45
36/45
48%
48%
2nd won
55%
55%
13/27
13/27
2nd won
12/22
12/22
-- Break Points --
1/3
1/3
Total
0/6
0/6
33%
33%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Czech scored 74 points vs. Andrey’s 72.

Mensik

Jakub served pretty well to win 81% of the points (42/52) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 48% points (13/27) on his second serve. Jakub struck 10 aces without committing any double fault. Jakub won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points after he converted only 33% (1/3) of the procured opportunities.

Rublev

On the other side, Rublev wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Mensik and Rublev is 1-0 for Jakub.

Draw and next match H2H: Jakub Mensik vs. Gael Monfils – stats

Mensik will square off with Monfils in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Jakub Mensik and Gael Monfils since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Jakub Mensik Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mensik 6-4
MensikRublev
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
MensikRublev
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MensikRublev
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
MensikRublev
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MensikRublev
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MensikRublev
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MensikRublev
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
MensikRublev
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
MensikRublev
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
MensikRublev
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
MensikRublev
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Czech clinched in the 7th game (4-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Jakub converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Russian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

They played 63 points. It’s worth to point out that, Mensik won this set even if he scored less points 1 than the Russian (31-32). Mensik conceded 9 points on serve (22-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 9 points on serve (23-9).

2nd Set -
Mensik 7-6
MensikRublev
7
6
R
0
1
M
1
1
M
1
2
R
1
3
R
2
3
M
3
3
M
3
4
R
3
5
R
4
5
M
5
5
M
6
5
R
6
6
R
7
6
M
8
6
MensikRublev
6
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
MensikRublev
5
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
MensikRublev
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
MensikRublev
4
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
MensikRublev
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MensikRublev
3
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MensikRublev
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
MensikRublev
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
MensikRublev
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
MensikRublev
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
MensikRublev
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0

Nothing could divide these 2 players in this set and therefore the pair went to fight for it in the breaker. Finally, the Czech won a thrilling breaker 8-6 after a huge fight with 14 points played.

Tiebreak

Jakub won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3), 9th (4-5), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Andrey won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1) and 7th (4-3) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

The Czech wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 30-40). The Czech saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. On the other side, Rublev was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40).

They played 83 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Czech won just 3 points more than Andrey (43-40). Jakub lost 15 points on serve (32-15). on the other side of the court, the Russian conceded 11 points on serve (25-11).

1st
Mensik
Rublev
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Mensik
Rublev
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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