Jakub Mensik stuns Rublev in the 2nd round to clash vs Shevchenko at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. HIGHLIGHTS – SHANGHAI RESULTS

SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS - SHANGHAI DRAW AND RESULTS. Mensik stuns Rublev to square off with Alexander Shevchenko in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Jakub Mensik upsets Andrey Rublev 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Shanghai on Saturday. Mensik will play Alexander Shevchenko in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Mensik
Shanghai
Mensik's Record

The Czech added to his prize money $ 24,600 after winning this match. He has already won $ 59,100 after this win. If he wins the next match, Jakub will add $ 41,900 to his earnings to get in total $ 101,000 in total.

Highlights Jakub Mensik vs. Andrey Rublev Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mensik
Rublev
Jakub Mensik
6-77 6-4 6-3
2h:30
Andrey Rublev
116
116
Total points
107
107
41
41
Winners
51
51
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
14
14
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
54%
54%
1st in
62%
62%
71%
71%
1st won
71%
71%
41/58
41/58
1st won
51/72
51/72
53%
53%
2nd won
36%
36%
26/49
26/49
2nd won
16/44
16/44
-- Break Points --
7/19
7/19
Total
4/12
4/12
37%
37%
Won
33%
33%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Czech scored 116 points vs. Rublev’s 107.

Mensik

The Czech fired 11 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Czech won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 37% (7/19) of the procured opportunities.

Rublev

On the other side, Andrey was struggling when converting his break points (only 33% – 4/12). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Mensik and Rublev is 2-0 for Jakub.

Draw and next match H2H: Jakub Mensik vs. Alexander Shevchenko – stats

Mensik will play Shevchenko in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Jakub Mensik and Alexander Shevchenko square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mensik (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Mensik won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris back in July 2024.

Jakub Mensik Draw info

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

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