Mensik confesses the cause of his victory in the Miami semifinals: "Messi was the key"

Jakub Mensik is very clear about who was responsible for his victory against Taylor Fritz in the semifinals of the Miami Open 2025. And that person is Leo Messi. The Argentine has been the star guest today at the Florida tournament. And according to the Czech tennis player, he won thanks to him: "I shook his hand. I was relaxing with him for a while, so I didn't wash my hand before stepping onto the court. Messi was the key today," the tennis player said with a laugh after reaching his first Masters 1000 final. Additionally, after signing the camera following the match, he wrote: "Thank you Leo."

Mensik says Leo Messi was the key to beating Fritz in Miami

“You got a pic with Messi before the match. That was the key right?”

Jakub: “Yeah exactly. I shook his hand. I was kind of chilling with him a bit so I didn’t wash my hand before stepping on court. That was the key for… pic.twitter.com/p18443y7Bp

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