Mensik: "I spent almost two days without sleeping due to the stress of this final"
Jakub Mensik surprised everyone by winning the Miami Masters 1000. In the post-match press conference, the Czech player shared his thoughts on the final.
He said: "I think it will take me some time to process all of this. Right now, what happened to me is unbelievable.
Winning two tie-breaks against Novak is insane, and it’s even more special to have faced him because it’s thanks to him that I play tennis.
When I won the last point, I felt an immense relief.
After beating Fritz, I spent almost two days without sleeping due to the stress of this final.
I think I would have really struggled to win if the match had gone to a third set.
This is the biggest success of my professional career so far, but I know my journey doesn’t stop here.
I understand this is just the beginning—I’m hungry for much more. When I get back, I’ll keep working hard because I feel I have a lot of room to improve in every aspect of my game. I want to give everything to win this kind of trophy more often."
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