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

Czech teenager Mensik says "new blood is coming" as he celebrated the biggest win of his career, knocking out sixth seed Casper Ruud in the Australian Open.

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.

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.

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

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

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!"

Czech tennis player Jakub Mensik has knocked sixth seed Casper Ruud out of the 2025 Australian Open. Mensik claimed a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Ruud in the men's singles second-round clash. Notably, the Czech star made his Australian Open debut in 2024.

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.

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

The second round of the Australian Open kicks off on Day 4 with 16 men’s singles matches. No. 6 seed Casper Ruud squares off against the upset-minded Jakub Mensik.