US Open: 17-year-old Mensik becomes youngest player to reach third round since 1990

Qualifier Jakub Mensik beat French qualifier Titouan Droguet 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1), 6-3 to reach the third round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Wednesday night.

After winning the biggest match of his life on Monday – his first ATP Tour level event, and first Grand Slam match – over Gregoire Barrere, 17-year-old Mensik has backed up the achievement by coming back from a set down to defeat fellow qualifier Droguet. In doing so, the teen becomes the youngest player to make the US Open third round since 1990.

Mensik was again strong behind his serve, only giving Droguet a look at three break points across the two hour, 51 minute match.

The teen, ranked No 206, will play the winner of the match between Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas and American Taylor Fritz, the No 9 seed, next.

In the previous round of the US Open, Droguet, ranked No 171, won against Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 18 seed (6-3, 0-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2).

New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 44.700.000, most recent results first):

• Daniil Medvedev vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Lloyd Harris
• Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Sebastian Baez
• Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Daniel Evans
• Gael Monfils vs. Andrey Rublev
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Alex Michelsen
• Yibing Wu vs. Alex De Minaur
• Yu Hsiou Hsu vs. Cameron Norrie
• Arthur Fils vs. Matteo Arnaldi
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Andy Murray vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Jack Draper vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Michael Mmoh vs. John Isner
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Jannik Sinner
• Alexander Zverev vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Juan Pablo Varillas vs. Taylor Fritz
• Frances Tiafoe (10) beat Sebastian Ofner: 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
• Casper Ruud vs. Zhizhen Zhang: wednesday
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21) beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo: 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
• Tommy Paul (14) beat Roman Safiullin: 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
• Rinky Hijikata (WC) beat Marton Fucsovics: 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
• Ben Shelton beat Dominic Thiem: 7-6 (1), 1-0 ret.
• Adrian Mannarino (22) beat Fabian Marozsan: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
• Jiri Vesely beat Francisco Cerundolo (20): 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (6)
• Novak Djokovic (2) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
• Benjamin Bonzi (WC) beat Christopher Eubanks (28): 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7)
• Aslan Karatsev beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Laslo Djere (32) beat Hugo Gaston (Q): 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
• Borna Gojo (Q) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• Dominic Stricker (Q) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (7): 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-3