Menshik continued his successful qualification for the US Open! The 17-year-old talent continues his dream Grand Slam debut.

Yakub Menshik Last year, he lost a grueling fight in the final of the Australian Open as a junior, he even had to leave the court in a wheelchair due to cramps at the end of the match. However, he did not let the unpleasant failure discourage him in the least and very quickly began to establish himself among adults. Last season he dominated four ITF tournaments, this year he won his fifth title at these tournaments and dominated the clay tournament in Prague in May.

The talented teenager is already shining at the highest level and is making a great grand slam debut at the US Open. In a three-round qualifier, he defeated former Top 10 competitor Fabio Fognini, Leandro Riedi and experienced compatriot Zdeněk Kolář. and secured his first start in the main competitions of the top tour. He got off to a great start, scalping 59th in the rankings. Gregoire Barrer.

Match stats Menshik – Barrere

In his first big game, he showed no signs of nervousness at all. Although he lost the pitch in the first set, he had a two break lead and did not allow further complications. He showed only one hesitation on his own serve at the end of the second set, which he lost. However, he kept his cool again, dominating the third act tiebreak and dominating the final set. He helped himself get his second top 100 scalp and most valuable so far with 13 aces, the 12 year old Frenchman has 10 fewer aces.

After the end of the tournament, he will certainly improve his maximum in the rankings, at the moment he is ranked 161 in the live rankings. In the Grand Slam Premiere, he will look to continue with seeded Lorenzo Musetti or French qualifier Tituan Droge.

The article was originally published for sports news.