{"id":12237,"date":"2024-10-10T09:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=12237"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:36:24","slug":"djokovic-backs-mensik-ahead-of-shanghai-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/djokovic-backs-mensik-ahead-of-shanghai-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic Backs Rising Czech Star Jakub Mensik Ahead of Shanghai Masters Quarter-Final Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:285\"><strong>Novak Djokovic has heaped praise on young Czech sensation Jakub Mensik ahead of their upcoming Shanghai Masters quarter-final encounter. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:285\">The Serbian superstar, a four-time champion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/shanghai-masters-prize-money-2024\/\">Shanghai<\/a>, believes Mensik has the potential to become &#8220;one of the best players in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:316\">The 19-year-old Mensik has been making waves on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/tennis\/\">tennis<\/a> scene, and his victory over ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round was another impressive milestone.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:316\">Djokovic is a significant favourite for the match but is refusing to underestimate the rising star, admitting to having given Mensik advice in the past.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jakub Mensik: \u201cMy tennis inspiration is Novak Djokovic. Because of him, I started to play tennis. He is my biggest idol. Because of him, I wouldn\u2019t be here.\u201d \u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A1O6wSnQZy\">pic.twitter.com\/A1O6wSnQZy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny \ud83d\udc0a (@DjokovicFan_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokovicFan_\/status\/1760698002912735502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:336\">&#8220;He&#8217;s a young guy who&#8217;s on the rise,&#8221; Djokovic said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been following him since he played the Australian Open final in the juniors.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:336\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve had a week of training in Belgrade a couple of times, and he&#8217;s come to play in the Serbian Open on clay. 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