Jakub Mensik def. Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7(13)-6(11) — Madrid Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Jakub Mensik defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7(13)-6(11) in the R32 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Jakub Mensik settled their first clay meeting where it mattered: the second serve, winning 57% of those points to Karen Khachanov's 43%. The margin stayed thin all night — 81 points to 71 — but Mensik's 14 aces and a 7-6(13) second-set tiebreak closed out the straight-sets win, flipping Khachanov's 2-1 head-to-head edge.

Match stats

Karen Khachanov: 9 aces, 21 winners, 66% first serves, 1 double fault. Jakub Mensik: 14 aces, 29 winners, 70% first serves, 2 double faults, 1/4 break points.

Profiles: Karen Khachanov · Jakub Mensik — Madrid Open 2026

Head-to-head

Karen Khachanov and Jakub Mensik have met 3 times, with Karen Khachanov leading the head-to-head 2–1.

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