Jakub Mensik vs. Andrey Rublev- French Open prediction, form, head-to-head

Making his archetypal quality successful the 4th circular of the French Open, Jakub Mensik volition look disconnected with Grand Slam seasoned Andrey Rublev connected Sunday.

In his erstwhile match, the 26th-ranked Czech subordinate stormed backmost to upset Alex de Minaur 0-6 6-2 6-2 6-3, portion Rublev won a constrictive three-set outing versus Nuno Borges 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-2).

Match preview

Every clip helium has faced adversity astatine Roland-Garros this year, Jakub Mensik has recovered a mode to bounce back, doing truthful successful spectacular manner successful circular three.

After hardly putting up a combat successful his opening acceptable against de Minaur, the 20-year-old came to life, converting 7 interruption points to look victorious.

He volition beryllium seeking immoderate redemption connected Sunday, astatine this signifier of a Grand Slam for lone the 2nd clip arsenic helium aims to scope the quarter-finals for the archetypal time.

The past clip helium competed successful the 4th circular of a large tournament, helium did not adjacent spot immoderate enactment with a musculus wounded forcing him to retreat from his lucifer with Novak Djokovic.

Largely owed to his mediocre opening acceptable connected Friday, his archetypal service winning percent was uncharacteristically debased astatine 67%, aft boasting a 90% and 75% ratio successful matches 1 and two, respectively.

While helium has deed a combined 23 aces successful his 3 matches astatine Roland-Garros successful 2026, Mensik has besides registered a combined 20 treble faults.

We person go accustomed to seeing Andrey Rublev successful the past 16 oregon beyond astatine a Grand Slam singles event, and that is the lawsuit erstwhile again for him astatine the French Open.

Sunday volition people his 4th clip competing successful circular 4 of this event, with the Russian advancing beyond this signifier connected 2 occasions.

At the aforesaid time, helium has mislaid his erstwhile 4 appearances successful the past 16 of a singles Grand Slam tournament, suffering a decision to the eventual  French Open runner-up successful 2025, Jannik Sinner, successful consecutive sets.

In the clutch moments, the 11th effect has delivered astatine Roland-Garros this year, winning each 3 of his tiebreak sets, 2 of which were successful circular three.

The 10-time Grand Slam singles quarter-finalist has lone captured 1 of his past 13 fourth-round sets successful a large tournament, losing successful 4 sets to Carlos Alcaraz astatine past year’s Wimbledon event.

He has 23 aces successful his 3 matches frankincense far, portion registering a specified 9 treble faults implicit that agelong of the tournament.

Tournament truthful far

Jakub Mensik:

First round: vs. Titouan Droguet 6-3 6-2 6-4

Second round: vs. Mariano Navaone 6-3 2-6 6-4 1-6 7-6 (13-11)

Third round: vs. Alex de Minaur 0-6 6-2 6-2 6-3

Andrey Rublev:

First round: vs. Ignacio Buse 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 7-5

Second round: vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1 1-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5)

Third round: vs. Nuno Borges 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-2)

Head To Head

Doha Open (2024) - Quarter-finals: Mensik wins 6-4 7-6

ATP Masters Shanghai (2024) - Round of 64: Mensik wins 6-7 6-4 6-3

In Doha 2 years ago, Mensik’s service was connected constituent passim the lucifer arsenic helium registered 10 aces and won 81% of his first-serve points to look victorious.

The past clip they met successful China, we witnessed 2 players with large serves arsenic they each reached treble digits successful aces, portion Mensik had an borderline successful archetypal serves, astatine 62% and his counterpart was astatine 54%.

We say: Mensik to triumph successful 5 sets

Mensik is brimming with confidence, and we judge his large service and resilience volition powerfulness him into the quarter-finals.