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Jakub Mensik vs Alexander Bublik: Wimbledon – First round
One of the youngest players on the tour Jakub Mensik will play his first match at Wimbledon on Monday against Alexander Bublik.
Jakub Mensik Profile
Jakub Mensik is currently 85th in the ATP rankings, while his career high was No. 65. The 18-year-old is 22–12 for the season and 2-3 on grass.
The player from the Czech Republic is coming off a 6-4 loss to Alejandro Tabilo in the quarterfinal in Mallorca. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Fabio Fognini and Christopher Eubanks.
Mensik reached two finals this season and lost both times, in Doha to Karen Khachanov and in Canberra to Daniel Koepfer.
This will be his first match ever at Wimbledon.
Alexander Bublik Profile
Alexander Bublik is 23rd in the rankings, six spots lower than his career-high. The Kazak is 22-16 for the season and 3-4 on grass.
Bublik is coming off a 7-5, 3-6, 10-5 win over Aleksander Shevchenko in the Bodles Tennis Challenger.
At the beginning of the week, he lost 6-4 in the opening round to Aleksandar Vukic in Eastbourne.
Bublik won the title in Montpellier this season and lost in the final in Dubai to Ugo Humbert.
Bublik will make his seventh appearance at Wimbledon, and last year’s round of 16 was his best result.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Jakub Mensik and Alexander Bublik.
Prediction and Conclusion
Jakub Mensik is one of the rising stars in the tennis world, and it seems like he has the talent and work ethic to be a top-20 player in a couple of years. The 18-year-old will make his debut at Wimbledon against Alexander Bublik. The Kazak prefers playing on grass, and he has won titles on this surface in the past. Bublik struggles with consistency and sometimes even discipline, which is the main reason why he has never reached the top 10 in the world. Bublik’s serve will give him some comfort in this match and will make the difference in sending him to the next round.
