Czech teenager Jakub Mensik sent three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud tumbling out of the Australian Open on Wednesday and then warned: "New blood is coming." New blood is coming!"

Jakub Mensik has long been a talent to look out for but it is the Australian Open where he is putting in the hard yards and producing the statement wins as like Joao Fonseca before him yesterday, he has dumped out a top 10 player in Casper Ruud.

The first ever meeting between the two players started brightly, but it was teenager Mensik who earned the early advantage, breaking Ruud in the fifth game of the first set

Casper Ruud was sent spinning out of the Australian Open as Czech teenager Jakub Mensik pulled off an impressive 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 upset under the lights at Margaret Court Arena on Wednesday. Rangy 19-year-old Mensik,

Australian Open 2025: 19-year-old Jakub Mensik stunned World No. 6 Casper Ruud to storm into the men's singles third round. Mensik defeated Ruud 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round. This marks the first time since 2006 that two teenagers have ousted top 10 players in a Grand Slam.

The rangy 19-year-old, the 2022 boy’s singles finalist at Melbourne Park, sealed the match with a searing forehand winner to oust the three-time grand slam finalist

Sixth-seeded Ruud becomes latest victim of a teenaged player’s dominance over favourites on day four in Melbourne.

In a match scheduled for Tuesday, Jakub Mensik (No. 48 in rankings) will take on Casper Ruud (No. 6) in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open.In his last competition, Ruud fell to Jordan Thompson

Melbourne: Three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud was sent tumbling out of the Australian Open in the second round by fast-rising Czech teenager Jakub Mensik on Wednesday, the highest men’s seed to fall as last year’s women’s finalist Zheng Qinwen was knocked out in the biggest shock so far.

Watch the match highlights between Casper Ruud & Jakub Mensik in Round 2 of the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament Tennis.

Three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud was sent tumbling out of the Australian Open in the second round by fast-rising Czech teenager Jakub Mensik on Wednesday, the highest men's seed to fall. His other goal was playing better at Grand Slams,