{"id":1969942,"date":"2026-06-03T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969942"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:00:25","slug":"andy-roddick-says-the-first-thing-he-would-do-with-jakub-mensik-if-he-became-his-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969942","title":{"rendered":"Andy Roddick says the first thing he would do with Jakub Mensik if he became his coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Andy Roddick says the first thing he would do with Jakub Mensik if he became his coach<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm 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!text-content\">\n                                Jakub Mensik during a match.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Jakub Mensik has long been filed as \u2018one to watch\u2019 in tennis, but Roland Garros has certainly been the breakout moment for the Czech star.<\/p>\n<p>Mensik might have already won a Masters title, at the 2025 Miami Open, but he\u2019s often forgotten by fans when it comes to touting the next big thing in the sport, with the hype moving on to the likes of Rafael Jodar and Joao Fonseca instead.<\/p>\n<p>That is, until, this year\u2019s Roland Garros. Mensik has been utterly superb in Paris, fighting both his opponents and his body to reach the semi-finals of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old has beaten Titouan Droguet, Mariano Navone, Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev, and Joao Fonseca to reach the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\">Fonseca<\/a>, in particular, he was imperious. His monstrous serve was combined with excellent movement to dispatch the star who had already knocked out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/casper-ruud\">Casper Ruud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jakub-mensik\">Mensik<\/a> now has two days off before he plays <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> in the semi-finals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/andy-roddick\">Andy Roddick<\/a> has advised the Czech star what he should do with his time off.<\/p>\n<h2>More Roland Garros news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/john-mcenroe-warns-alexander-zverev-french-open\">John McEnroe fires a big warning to Alexander Zverev ahead of semi-final<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/french-open\/alexander-zverev-reacts-after-equalling-carlos-alcarazs-grand-slam-record-with-latest-roland-garros-win\">Alexander Zverev reacts after equalling Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Grand Slam record with latest Roland Garros win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne last thing on Mensik, he has two days off. If I\u2019m his coach, I don\u2019t even think you\u2019re going to the courts tomorrow unless it\u2019s for treatment,\u201d said the American on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ENAadAVzGGI&amp;t=1209s\" target=\"_blank\">Served<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t need to hit more tennis balls. Yeah. I think you get on the bike early, like when you wake up and you go as slow as you want, as soon as that sweat breaks. [You\u2019re done].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you do body work early,\u201d continued Roddick. \u201cI think you do body work early evening as well. I think you spend all day eight hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mensik and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a> have played just one previous match on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> and it came as recently as last month.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev and Mensik met in the round of 16 stage of the Madrid Open and they played out a tight three-set contest on the Spanish clay.<\/p>\n<p>The German was able to come through to confirm his place in the quarter-finals of the Masters event, which will give him confidence ahead of their Grand Slam meeting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/french-open\/french-open-jakub-mensik-makes-afraid-confessiongives-fitness-update\">Mensik provided a worrying fitness update<\/a> after his match with Fonseca, but if he can find the form he showcased against the Brazilian, then it could be a mightily close contest on Philippe-Chatrier.<\/p>\n<p>His huge serve could be pivotal in causing an upset against the overwhelming favourite to lift the title, and the pressure will all be on Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>The pair\u2019s match is set to take place on 5th June, with the order of play yet to be confirmed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Roland Garros<\/a> organisers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Roddick says the first thing he would do with Jakub Mensik if he became his coach Liam McMillen 03 Jun 2026 1:00 PM Jakub Mensik during a match. 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