MEDICAL TIMEOUT: Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-6, 2-1 Alexander Zverev*
Mensik receives some treatment from the physio, looks to be an issue with his neck, and is now heading off court for a medical timeout.
Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-6, 2-1 Alexander Zverev*
Mensik’s first serves in are still hovering around 54 per cent. It’s a huge weapon for him when it works well – as it did against Fonseca – but it has just not been firing today.
Zverev makes a couple of unforced errors, going long, and Mensik hammers a forehand into the corner to hold.
*Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-6, 1-1 Alexander Zverev
Zverev races to a routine hold. It looks like this is only going one way.
Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-6, 1-0 Alexander Zverev*
The atmosphere on Chatrier is rather muted but the crowd shows its appreciation as Mensik defends doggedly at the net and volleys a brilliant shot past Zverev, rooted to the spot.
Mensik holds to 15 with a big serve out wide.
GAME AND SECOND SET! Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-6 Alexander Zverev
Mensik is looking rather deflated, as well he might be. A couple of shanked returns fail to clear the net and that hands over the set.
Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-5 Alexander Zverev*
Mensik’s backhand is breaking down a bit and he’s in trouble at 0-30.
An ace out wide helps him out, but he has no response to a Zverev backhand winner, and the this match is in danger of completely barrelling away from him.
He comes out on top in another fast net exchange. But a double fault hands over the break, and Zverev will serve for a two-set lead.
*Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-4 Alexander Zverev
Zverev races to a routine hold, courtesy of some sloppy errors from Mensik.
Jakub Mensik 5-7, 2-3 Alexander Zverev*
Mensik stops play to indicate a Zverev ball is out, and the umpire agrees. A big ace and some more tidy serving wrap up a hold to love. Much better from the Czech.
*Jakub Mensik 5-7, 1-3 Alexander Zverev
Well, well. A dire double fault, the second serve landing miles beyond the service box, and this game is a bit more interesting. Deuce.
But two big first serves help him out of trouble.
Jakub Mensik 5-7, 1-2 Alexander Zverev*
Zverev is in cruise control now. He dinks in a drop shot, has Mensik pinned at the net, and fizzes a volley cross-court behind him.
Mensik goes for the backhand slice drop shot but it falls short and his frustration is evident, the body language telling the story.
But Zverev completely stumbles over a routine forehand, and a vicious Mensik forehand to the baseline takes him by surprise too and he can’t clear the net. 40-30.
Flo Clifford5 June 2026 14:58NewerOlder