Can the Czech prodigy win his 2nd Masters-1000 trophy?
2025 Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik returns for his first hard court match since the terrific triumph on Wednesday. The Czech prodigy will lock horns with 24-year-old American Tristan Boyer in the 2025 National Bank Open Round of 64. The winner of this match will face either Alejandro Davidovich Fokina or Corentin Moutet in the third round. BetMGM and The Playoffs News will take you through the essentials ahead of this scintillating fixture on Court-1.
While Mensik received a bye in the Round of 128, Boyer had to overcome the talented Kovacevic 7-5 7-6(3) in his opener. The World No. 123 also came through qualifying, meaning that he has gone through significantly more wear and tear in comparison with Mensik. Meanwhile, the 19-year-old is enjoying a phenomenal 24-13 run this year, which includes his maiden tour-level trophy in Miami. Apart from this, Mensik also reached four quarterfinals in 2025.
GAME. SET. MENSIK. 👨🎓
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 31, 2025
Sensational @mensik_jakub_ defeats Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(4) to capture his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title!!!@MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/OQz7PdFG3p
When it comes to the head-to-head between these two players, it currently stands at 0-0. The Canadian Open second round will be their first duel on the professional tour. Boyer enters this match on the back of two Round of 32 defeats at the ATP-250s in Bastad and Kitzbuhel. He has a 10-5 hard court record in all competitions this year, and wins 77% service games on this surface. Meanwhile, Mensik’s success rate on serve stands at 81%.
Tristan Boyer gets his 2nd career Masters 1000 main draw win 💪🏼
— Mario Boccardi (@boccardi_marioo) July 28, 2025
7-5 7-6 vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
He's into the Canada Masters R2 pic.twitter.com/WoRk1PzYdF
| Jakub Mensik | Category | Tristan Boyer |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 1 | ATP Singles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | ATP Doubles Titles | 0 |
| 1 | Masters-1000 Titles | 0 |
| R2 (Paris 2024) | Olympics Best Performance | – |
| No. 18 | Current World Ranking | No. 123 |
Tristan Boyer has reached the main draw at only one of the four Grand Slams so far. Considering his inexperience on the big stage, nerves will definitely kick in vs Mensik. Moreover, Czechia’s newest find has a superior game in terms of serve and groundstrokes. The American will need to force the errors out of Mensik by taking the attack to him and making him run a lot. The longer this match goes on, there is a chance of the teenager’s first serve percentage to drop – enabling Boyer to find openings.
Prediction: Jakub Mensik in straight sets.
Mensik begins as the favourite against underdog Boyer in the Canadian Open Round-2. The market is showing minimal change, and everything points towards a straight sets win for the man from Czech Republic. According to the pre-match probability on the money line, Mensik has an 88% chance of advancing to the next stage. Here are the important odds to know about (as per BetMGM):
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