The Czech returned home to Prostejov and decided to skip Monte Carlo and recover his energy ahead of the new challenges. Mensik entered the Miami Open ranked 54th. He almost withdrew from the event due to physical issue.

Mensik will not be overly phased by that coming into this match and he can take plenty of confidence from his performances so far in Miami. He has beaten Roberto Bautista Agut, Indian Wells champion Jack Draper and then Roman Safiullin so he will fancy his chances of avenging that loss in Acapulco.

Jakub Mensik has become the third youngest player in history to reach the Miami Open final at just 19 years and six months old. He surpassed such legendary players as Novak Djokovic, precisely his rival in the title match,