Mensik opens Shanghai Masters with win over Kecmanovic

13th seed Jakub Mensik advanced to the second round in Shanghai, beating Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic.

Raúl Ortega Shanghai10 October, 00:05 MSKPrepared by the today.tennis editorial team based on api.tennis data

Mensik opens Shanghai Masters with win over Kecmanovic — Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0

What happened before the match

Mensik was the 13th seed. According to rank.tennis, he is ranked 14th with 2450 points. Before Shanghai, he played two matches at the China Open: he beat Alexander Bublik 6-4, 7-6, then lost to Francisco Cerundolo 3-6, 3-6 in the round of 16. Earlier, in the group stage of the Laver Cup, he lost to Brandon Nakashima 1-6, 6-3, 7-10. Mensik opened his campaign in Shanghai with a win over Kecmanovic.

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