Miami Open 2025: WATCH -Jakub Mensik stuns Indian Wells champion Jack Draper in thrilling tie-break battle

Tennis sensation Jack Draper crashed out in the second round of the Miami Open 2025 in Florida. The British stalwart suffered a straight-sets defeat against Jakub Mensik in his first game after recently lifting the Indian Wells 2025 title. Notably, Draper defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final thriller before outclassing Holger Rune in the final showdown to win the title.

Draper, who has risen to a career-high seventh rank after the stellar Indian Wells 2025 victory, was beaten by 19-year-old teenage sensation with a scoreline of 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3) in the second round after getting a direct entry due to a bye.

Where does Jack Draper lose the game?

Draper had a great start to the game, breaking the Czech star's with the opening game, but Mensik levelled up at 3-3 with two players taking it to the tiebreaker. Mensik was more dominant, and his aggressive play style allowed him to take the lead after winning the opening set.

The 19-year-old continued his dominant run, gaining an advantage over the British star's unforced error and then again forcing the game into the tiebreaker. Draper failed to capitalize and control his pace, guiding Mensik to storm into the third round of the prestigious tournament.

Watch the winning moment:

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19-year-old @mensik_jakub_ takes out Indian Wells champion Draper 7-6 7-6 for his sixth career Top 10 win! #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/h6d4PTHkve

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 22, 2025

Jakub Mensik opens up on his tactical skill and aggressive play!

Meanwhile, the 19-year-old star player has opened up about his tactical skills and the pragmatic approach he used to win this clash. Jakub Mensik has talked about how he dominated his serves against the Indian Wells 2025 champion to dominate both sets to mark a straight-set win.

The Czech star player stated that he tried to stay focused, especially in the second set, as he knew Draper would be giving his best to stage his comeback to level up the game to take it to a decider set.

“The most important thing today was the serve, that was key. I knew in the second set, it was going to be tough at the 30/30 moments and in the tie-break, so I just tried to stay focused. I’m super glad that I kept the focus until the end,” Mensik said after the win.

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