Jakub Mensik def. Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7(8)-6(6), 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 — French Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Jakub Mensik defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7(8)-6(6), 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 in the R16 of the French Open 2026.

World No. 27 Jakub Mensik had no business surviving the middle of this match — Andrey Rublev, the 13th seed, ran off the third and fourth sets 6-4, 6-2 to flip a two-set deficit. But the decider went the way the serve numbers pointed all afternoon: Mensik won 77% of first-serve points to Rublev's 70% and stayed aggressive at the net, taking 25 of 33 there (76%). He fired 13 aces against nine double faults and closed it out 6-3 in the fifth to move to 3-0 in the rivalry, all on hard before this clay first.

Match stats

Jakub Mensik: 13 aces, 69 winners, 65% first serves, 9 double faults, 4/18 break points. Andrey Rublev: 8 aces, 45 winners, 63% first serves, 4 double faults, 5/15 break points.

Profiles: Jakub Mensik · Andrey Rublev — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

Jakub Mensik and Andrey Rublev have met 3 times, with Jakub Mensik leading the head-to-head 3–0.

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