Reasons to think that Jakub Mensik will be one of the best players of his generation and what he lacks to achieve it.

Jakub Mensik is the name of the game in the tennis world after beating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Miami Open. The Serb was one step away from continuing to write history with a 100th title and his seventh at the Florida Masters 1000 to break the tie he has with Andre Agassi. However, a 19-year-old Czech player crossed his path.

But is it a one shot or is Mensik really a future star of the sport? First, we have to talk about his serve. This week he has served like the best in the world in the specialty. He has an extremely powerful first ball that allows him to get many free points on serve, or to put himself in a position to dominate later with his forehand, backhand or by going up to the net.

Mentally, he is a rock. Knowing that he was facing the winningest tennis player of all time, with history ahead of him and being his idol. As he himself said in the ceremony after the match, everyone knows that he is a bit like a godfather to him. But he didn't care and lifted his first Masters 1000 with two tie-breaks, knowing how difficult it is to beat Nole in a tie-break.

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Room for improvement for Mensik

But being still so young, the good thing is that he has aspects to improve. He is solid from the back of the court and varies his game, although that won't be enough. He is not bad at the net, but it is not his strong point either. He usually makes good decisions, however, he can make mistakes. All this is absolutely normal with his age, and lets us think that this margin of improvement will make him become a very top player.

The reality is that Mensik has the whole future ahead of him, he has time to continue progressing and has a style of play that adapts perfectly to today's tennis. It seems that the hard surface will be his specialty, and the faster the better, although he can not be ruled out on grass and we will see what he is capable of now on clay.

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