Frances Tiafoe def. Jakub Mensik 7(7)-6(4), 4-6, 7(13)-6(11) — Miami Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Frances Tiafoe defeated Jakub Mensik 7(7)-6(4), 4-6, 7(13)-6(11) in the R32 of the Miami Open 2026.

Tiafoe won this on the few return points he stole, because there weren't many: he converted 0 of 2 break chances and still took two tiebreaks, the third one 15-13 after Mensik couldn't close at 11-11. Mensik fired 22 aces to Tiafoe's six and went 1 of 5 on break points — the lone hold of serve, in game nine of the second set, was the only break of the entire match. He hit 59 winners but bled 48 unforced errors. Tiafoe books a Miami date with Atmane.

Match stats

Frances Tiafoe: 6 aces, 27 winners, 60% first serves, 3 double faults, 0/2 break points. Jakub Mensik: 22 aces, 59 winners, 73% first serves, 4 double faults, 1/5 break points.

Profiles: Frances Tiafoe · Jakub Mensik — Miami Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Frances Tiafoe and Jakub Mensik.