Jakub Mensik destroys Shelton in the 3rd round – MADRID RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Mensik soars past Shelton

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Luke Meyer
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Jakub Mensik breezes past Ben Shelton 6-1 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid on Sunday after playing a fantastic match to deal with Alexander Bublik in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 8 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 3rd round in 2024. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Mensik
Madrid
Mensik's Record

The Czech added to his prize money € 37,520 after winning this match. He has already won € 90,445 after this win. If he wins the next match, Jakub will add € 75,225 to his earnings to get in total € 165,670 in total.

Highlights Jakub Mensik vs. Ben Shelton Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mensik
Shelton
Jakub Mensik
6-1 6-4
1h:08
Ben Shelton
59
59
Total points
43
43
26
26
Winners
17
17
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
5
5
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
65%
65%
1st in
47%
47%
93%
93%
1st won
61%
61%
26/28
26/28
1st won
17/28
17/28
40%
40%
2nd won
48%
48%
6/15
6/15
2nd won
15/31
15/31
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
0/0
0/0
44%
44%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Mensik scored 59 points vs. Shelton’s 43.

Mensik

Jakub served extremely well to win 93% of the points (26/28) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 40% points (6/15) on his second serve. Mensik won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.

Shelton

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

After this contest, the head to head between Mensik and Shelton is 2-1 for Jakub.

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

Mensik will compete against Bublik in the 4th round.

This will be the 3rd time that Jakub Mensik and Alexander Bublik square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Mensik and Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Mensik won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Rotterdam back in February 2025.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mensik HTML
MensikShelton
HTML
M
0
0
S
0
0

Mensik was too strong to concede just 1 game before breaking Ben 3 times and conquer the set 6-1.

Jakub failed to serve out the set when leading 6-1 to be broken at 15.

Ben had no answers in the last 7 games of the set when the game count went from 0-1 to 6-1.

Mensik converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Jakub didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 51 points. Mensik was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Ben (32-19). Jakub dropped 6 points on serve (16-6). On the losing side, Shelton conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

2nd Set -
Mensik Not
Not
0
0
0
0

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Mensik conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

The Czech converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, Mensik didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 51 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Jakub won just 3 more points than the American (27-24). The Czech conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). On the other side, the American conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).

1st
Mensik
Shelton
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Mensik
Shelton
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Madrid

  • Jakub MensikMensik – Ben SheltonShelton (6-1 6-4)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-5 6-3)
  • Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (6-2 6-2)
  • Alexander ZverevZverev – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-6 7-63 7-60)
  • Casper RuudRuud – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-3 6-3)
  • Taylor FritzFritz – Benjamin BonziBonzi (4-6 7-5 ret.)
  • Alexander BublikBublik – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 0-6 6-4)
  • Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Francisco ComesanaComesana (6-4 6-4)

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