Jakub Mensik def. Mariano Navone 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7(13)-6(11) — French Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Jakub Mensik defeated Mariano Navone 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7(13)-6(11) in the R64 of the French Open 2026.

Jakub Mensik needed every one of 109 minutes and a 13-11 fifth-set tiebreak to outlast Mariano Navone, and the difference came down to who cashed in on return: Navone converted 5 of 16 break points (31%) to Mensik's 3 of 14 (21%), keeping this first career meeting alive across five sets. The Czech's serve carried him — 11 aces and 75% of first-serve points won — but he leaked 85 unforced errors and coughed up the second and fourth sets 6-2 and 6-1 as the momentum kept flipping. Navone, far steadier off the ground with 54 errors and an 81% first-serve rate, simply ran out of break chances in the breaker.

Profiles: Mariano Navone · Jakub Mensik — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Mariano Navone and Jakub Mensik.