By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday January 8, 2025
Ben Shelton did all he might to carry off 19-year-old Jakub Mensik in Auckland on Wednesday night time, however in the long run the American couldn’t maintain off the rising Czech.
Mensik transformed his sixth match level to defeat the top-seeded American in an exhilarating affair, 7-6(2), 4-6 7-5, and he strikes right into a quarterfinal lineup that options solely two seeded gamers.
The Czech teen outaced Shelton 10 to 7 and gained a better share of first-serve factors within the contest, claiming 80 p.c to simply 62 p.c for Shelton.
All that was lacking was an elusive break level – he couldn’t convert on his first 11 however lastly locked down his victory on the twelfth to advance to his seventh profession quarterfinal. He’s the youngest participant to achieve the final eight at Auckland since Rafael Nadal in 2004.
One other assertion victory 💪@mensik_jakub_ takes out prime seed Shelton in an exhilarating encounter in Auckland 7-6 4-6 7-5#ASBClassic25 pic.twitter.com/EZ861fALBT
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 8, 2025
In different motion on the ASB Basic, Gael Monfils defeated Jan-Lennard Struff to develop into the oldest quarterfinalist since 1970 in Auckland. The Frenchman delivered a 6-1, 7-6(5) triumph, whereas 19-year-old American Nishesh Basavareddy topped defending champion Alejandro Tabilo 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to set an all-American quarterfinal conflict with Alex Michelsen (who took out Lorenzo Sonego).