{"id":35085,"date":"2025-03-31T11:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=35085"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:44:20","slug":"miami-open-2025-champion-jakub-mensik-reveals-he-almost-pulled-out-but-a-miracle-saved-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/miami-open-2025-champion-jakub-mensik-reveals-he-almost-pulled-out-but-a-miracle-saved-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Open 2025 Champion Jakub Mensik Reveals He \u2018Almost\u2019 Pulled Out But a Miracle Saved Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 ATP Miami Masters champion Jakub Mensik revealed that he was on the verge of withdrawing prior to the tournament. After winning a historic final, the Czech prodigy made an incredible revelation in his post-match interview on Stadium Court. It was truly a Super Sunday for Mensik, as he <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/first-of-many-jakub-mensik-sends-the-tennis-world-a-message-after-first-masters-1000-win-over-novak-djokovic\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>beat<\/a> Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(4) to win his first Masters-1000 title.<\/p><p>By winning the Miami crown, Mensik became just the fourth player to claim a Masters-1000 trophy as his maiden title on tour. He is also the second youngest champion in the Florida-based competition, only behind Carlos Alcaraz. The 2025 final happens to be the largest age gap at a Masters event between the two finalists &ndash; Djokovic and Mensik are 18 years apart.<\/p><p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ben-shelton-to-team-up-with-doubles-legend-for-atp-rolex-monte-carlo-masters\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Ben Shelton to Team Up With Doubles Legend for ATP Rolex Monte Carlo Masters<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>With Novak Djokovic gunning for a 41st Masters-1000 trophy and 100th tour-level title, the teenager played spoilsport on the night. Having looked up to the Serb throughout his life, he thanked the legend for his contributions towards the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>sport<\/a> after the match. But that wasn&rsquo;t the only revelation during the trophy presentation.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jakub Mensik Was on the Brink of Miami Open 2025 Withdrawal<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jakub Mensik Miami Open Champion Speech | 2025 Miami Open\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0GdbO1iQwbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Moments before he posed with the shining trophy, Jakub Mensik stood in front of the Miami crowd with a story. To everyone&rsquo;s surprise, Czechia&rsquo;s latest headliner revealed that he was all set to throw in the towel before the tournament began. &ldquo;One hour before my first match here, I was holding the paper of pulling out from the tournament,&rdquo; he expressed. &ldquo;My knee was hurting a lot. I was just lucky that the referee was having lunch.&rdquo;<\/p><p>For the lack of a better option, the 19-year-old decided to get treated by Alejandro, an ATP physio, and hope for the best. &ldquo;He did a miracle,&rdquo; Mensik debriefed as Alejandro smiled from the stands. &ldquo;Because of him I step on the court, and because of him I&rsquo;m standing here.&rdquo; As the saying goes &ndash; when you&rsquo;re destined for greatness, nothing can stop you.<\/p><p><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/if-i-could-share-i-would-definitely-share-with-you-aryna-sabalenka-all-class-after-defeating-jessica-pegula-in-straight-sets-to-claim-first-miami-open-title\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&lsquo;If I Could Share, I Would Definitely Share With You&rsquo; &ndash; Aryna Sabalenka All Class After Defeating Jessica Pegula in Straight Sets to Claim First Miami Open Title<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Czech Superstar Mensik Climbs Miami Peak the Hard Way<\/h2><p>Jakub Mensik started his 2025 Miami Open campaign with a tricky encounter against Roberto Bautista Agut. Despite hitting 23 aces, courtesy his biggest weapon which is his serve, Jakub had to scrape through in three sets. Perhaps the turning point in his tournament came in Round-2, when he dumped Indian Wells champion Jack Draper out of the competition in two tiebreak sets.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Student Becomes The Master(s) Champion &#127942;<br><br>The moment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mensik_jakub_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@mensik_jakub_<\/a> completed his 7-6 7-6 victory over Novak Djokovic! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiamiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MiamiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDqFHrvsPB\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/GDqFHrvsPB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1906540845349654660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>As the matches went on, Mensik&rsquo;s stroke-making ability only got better. As he stated himself, the prodigious talent was miraculously moving much better and his groundstrokes possessed pinpoint accuracy. After outfoxing two powerhouses in the form of Arthur Fils and Taylor Fritz, he entered his second ever final. His 7-6 7-6 win against an underwhelming Djokovic earned him his maiden success on the circuit.<\/p><p>Perhaps miracles do exist after all. The ATP&rsquo;s new World No. 24 will head into the clay court season with newfound confidence and energy. As he penned down himself, this is possibly the &ldquo;first of many.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teenager was struggling with an injury pre-tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":35089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4917,4970,5202,4946,5301,4949],"class_list":["post-35085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-atp","tag-atp-masters-1000","tag-jakub-mensik","tag-miami-open","tag-miami-open-final","tag-novak-djokovic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Miami Open 2025 Champion Jakub Mensik Reveals He &lsquo;Almost&rsquo; Pulled Out But a Miracle Saved Him - 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