Melbourne, Jan 15, 2025 (AFP) - 'New blood is coming': Mensik dumps Ruud out of Australian Open

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2025-01-15

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." The Norwegian sixth seed had no answers to the power and intensity of the 19-year-old as he became the highest men's seed to fall. Mensik stormed home 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 for the biggest win of his fast-burgeoning career, with Ruud falling victim to another of tennis's up-and-coming yo......

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