Mensik's warm praise for Djokovic: "If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here"

Jakub Mensik is without doubt one of the surprises that emerged from the ATP event in Doha. His newest shocking efficiency noticed him win towards the extremely rated Andrey Rublev in two units. His subsequent problem shall be Gaël Monfils, a generational match that already ignites the fervour of followers able to take pleasure in this match.

A end result that highlights the progress of the 19-year-old, who shared stunning phrases for his idol Novak Djokovic. In an announcement revealed by Specific, the younger rising star defined how essential the Serbian champion was within the steps taken up up to now.

“My idol and my nice inspiration is Djokovic. If it wasn’t for him, I would not be right here. I used to be with him in 2022, after the Australian Open ultimate. He knew he was my huge idol, so he invited me to Belgrade after which Montenegro to spend a couple of days coaching with him, in addition to spending day off the court docket,” he mentioned.

Jakub Mensik shares a heat reward for is idol Novak Djokovic

“It is unbelievable that among the finest gamers in historical past invited me and that I had the chance to play towards him.

That have and the recommendation I obtained had been nice for my future, they helped me lots. It is not that he gave me a single piece of recommendation: what struck me most was the complexity of the small particulars, every thing he does in another way each on and off the pitch.

I used to be making an attempt to investigate his routine, his manner of coaching,” he added.

Jakub Mensik, take a bow!!! 🤯@QatarTennis | #QatarExxonMobilOpen pic.twitter.com/Hr0ejSCSkR — ATP Tour (@atptour) February 20, 2024

The ictories towards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Andy Murray, in addition to the Russian, assured him a spot within the top-100 rating, turning into the youngest participant to be a part of it.

“What can I say! It is simply been an unbelievable week proper from the beginning. I performed very effectively, I knew I might battle with the perfect on this planet. Reaching the semi-finals and beating these nice gamers is an unbelievable feeling for me. I really feel nice,” he defined.