"I woke up at 5:30 in the morning, it's not great," Mensik discusses the schedule of his Davis Cup match

Jakub Mensik had brought the first point to the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup quarter-final against Spain. The world number 19 dominated Pablo Carreño Busta in two sets, but discussed in a press conference the match schedule, since it had been scheduled as early as 10 a.m.

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Adrien Guyot

le 20/11/2025 à 15h22

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Carreno Mensik

Mensik had never seen that. Victorious over Carreño Busta on Thursday morning in the first singles match of the Davis Cup quarter-final against Spain, the world number 19 had allowed the Czech Republic to win the first point of this confrontation (7-5, 6-4). In a press conference after the match, the 20-year-old player discussed the match schedule. Mensik and Carreño Busta indeed took to the court at 10 a.m. in Bologna, the host city of the Davis Cup finals this year.

"It was a difficult situation to manage. The match started at 10 o'clock, I don't remember playing that early in my career. But it's the Davis Cup and it's the same for everyone. The energy and atmosphere from the crowd gave me a lot of energy.

Even in the first set, when I lost my serve, I knew I would have chances to come back. My serve was quite powerful throughout the match. I'm happy to have maintained the same energy and focus until the end. If I had to play a Futures tournament, I would have woken up an hour before my match.

We are in the Davis Cup and this also happens in Grand Slam tournaments. The journey to the club is often long, I like to sleep and I prefer to sleep at least until 7 o'clock. Today, I woke up at 5:30 in the morning, it's not great," Mensik told Tennis World Italia.