Mar 30, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Jakub Mensik (CZE) reacts after winning the first set against Novak Djokovic (SRB)(not pictured) in the men's singles championship of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium.

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Jakub Mensik vs. Hubert Hurkacz Head to Head Record, Prediction and Betting Odds for ATP Italian Open 2025 Round of 16

Miami Open 2025 champ chases 2nd Masters title!

Two seeded stars are set to lock horns when Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik battles former Wimbledon semifinalist Hubert Hurkacz at the 2025 Italian Open on Tuesday. With a last eight spot at stake, only one player can progress in this heavy-hitting Round of 16 clash on Super Tennis Arena. Who will make the big moves?

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Since he won the Miami Masters in March, Jakub Mensik has gone on a 5-2 run on clay. The 19-year-old started the year on a strong note by upsetting top seed Ben Shelton at the ASB Classic, and No. 6 seed Casper Ruud at the Australian Open. Mensik has beaten home favourite Matteo Gigante and Fabian Marozsan en route to the Round of 16. Winning over 76% first serves in his career, the Czech prodigy will rely strongly on this weapon on Tuesday.

28-year-old Hubert Hurkacz is yet to reach a final in 2025. The Polish star has been battling injuries and some consistency in form for numerous months now. He has a 7-5 record this year – a semifinal finish in Rotterdam happens to be his best performance so far. Hurkacz has beaten Pedro Martinez and Marcos Giron in order to confirm his match-up against Mensik.

Jakub Mensik vs Hubert Hurkacz Head to Head Record

Hubert Hurkacz leads the head to head against Jakub Mensik by 1-0. Their only meeting came at the Grand Slam level.

Hurkacz and Mensik clashed in the Round of 64 at the 2024 Australian Open. Poland’s top gun, in much better form at that point of time, dug deep to pull off a thrilling win in five sets on the day. Mensik was up by two sets to one, before Hurkacz produced his best tennis to enter Round-3.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024 Australian Open	Round of 64	Hubert Hurkacz	6-7(9) 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-3

Jakub Mensik vs Hubert Hurkacz Career Comparison

Jakub Mensik	Category	Hubert Hurkacz
0	Grand Slams	0
1	ATP Singles Titles	8
0	ATP Doubles Titles	4
1	Masters-1000 Titles	2
0	ATP-500 Titles	1
R2 (Paris 2024	Olympics Best Performance	R2 (Tokyo 2020)
No. 21	Current World Ranking	No. 31

Jakub Mensik vs Hubert Hurkacz Italian Open 2025 Prediction

Wonderkid 🥵@mensik_jakub_ defeats Marozsan 6-4 7-6 to reach the fourth round in Rome 🤌#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/Drgt6yUNMH
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 12, 2025

Considering Mensik’s current form, he starts as the favourite in this match. Czechia’s future Grand Slam hope defeated the likes of Ben Shelton and Alexander Bublik in Madrid, and has been serving very well at the Italian capital. Provided he maintains a high first serve percentage, Mensik has the ability to outhit Hurkacz in baseline exchanges.

Prediction: Jakub Mensik in three sets.

Jakub Mensik vs Hubert Hurkacz Italian Open 2025 Betting Odds

Jakub Mensik Win: -250

Hubert Hurkacz Win: +200

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.