Mensik, ranked 65th in the ATP Rankings, lit up the morning schedule with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Auger-Aliassime to record his third Top 20 win of the season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 18-year-old had earned a breakthrough in New York last year when he reached the third round at Flushing Meadows on his Grand Slam debut. Twelve months on, Mensik once again put on a show to dispatch Canadian Auger-Aliassime after two hours and four minutes and reach the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mensik won 89 per cent (40\/45) of his first-serve points and fired 25 winners to level the pair\u2019s ATP head-to-head series at 1-1. He will next play the winner of the match between Australian wild card Tristan Schoolkate and Japan\u2019s Taro Daniel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mensik has enjoyed an impressive season, highlighted by his run to the final in Doha. The 18-year-old is fourth in the ATP Live Race To Jeddah and aiming to make his debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals in December.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals at the US Open in 2021. The Canadian\u2019s best result this season was a run to the title match at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mensik has enjoyed an impressive season, highlighted by his run to the final in Doha. The 18-year-old is fourth in the ATP Live Race To Jeddah and aiming to make his debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals in December.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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