Alexei Popyrin def. Jakub Mensik — Round of 64, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

Masters 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played9 May 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 60 going into this drawWon

Alexei Popyrin 6 2 6

🇨🇿ranked ATP number 28 going into this draw

Jakub Mensik seeded 26 3 6 4

🇦🇺A. PopyrinAlexei PopyrinvJ. MensikJakub Mensik🇨🇿

🇦🇺Alexei Popyrin

🇨🇿Jakub Mensik

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

6

4

Double faults

3

67%

1st serve in

56%

75%

1st serve points won

71%

50%

2nd serve points won

57%

67%

Service points won

65%

5/7

Break points saved

3/6

Return

35%

Return points won

33%

3/6

Break points won

2/7

81

Total points won

78

Head to head

3–1 Mensik

  1. This matchRome R64won by Popyrin
  2. 2026HardDubai R16won by Mensik
  3. 2024HardVienna R32won by Mensik
  4. 2024ClayUmag R32won by Mensik

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

6–4

1–1

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

3–3

Clay

2–1

2–7

Hard

14–5

0–1

Indoor hard

–

By round

0–1

R64

4–0

3–3

R32

4–2

1–4

At Masters 1000s

4–3

How their matches go

16

Completed matches

21

13%

Won in straight sets

48%

19%

Won after losing a set

29%

19%

Lost after winning a set

19%

50%

Lost in straight sets

5%

0–5

Tiebreaks

10–4

3–3

Deciding sets

6–4

3/6

Won after winning set 1

14/14

2/10

Won after losing set 1

2/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

56%

1st serve in

67%

81%

1st serve points won

83%

53%

2nd serve points won

55%

70%

Break points saved

74%

34%

Return points won

32%

37%

Break points won

33%

8.6

Aces a match

13.6

2.2

Double faults a match

3.0

Last 14 days

1

Matches

3

2

Sets

7

2

Days since last match

11

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAlexei PopyrinJakub Mensik
🇺🇸DammNo. 126
🇺🇸DammNo. 126LostMadrid R128WonMadrid R64
🇺🇸TiafoeNo. 19
🇺🇸TiafoeNo. 19LostHouston QFLostMiami R32
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 1
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 1LostDoha R16WonDoha QF
Total
Total0–32–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAlexei PopyrinJakub Mensik
1Won🇮🇹M. BerrettiniMatteo BerrettiniNo. 92No. 92 · 7 MayRome R128 · 7 MayLost🇩🇪A. ZverevAlexander ZverevNo. 3No. 3 · 28 AprMadrid R16 · 28 Apr
2Lost🇺🇸M. DammMartin DammNo. 124No. 124 · 23 AprMadrid R128 · 23 AprWon🇷🇺K. KhachanovKaren KhachanovNo. 14No. 14 · 27 AprMadrid R32 · 27 Apr
3Lost🇳🇴C. RuudCasper RuudNo. 12No. 12 · 7 AprMonte Carlo R64 · 7 AprWon🇺🇸M. DammMartin DammNo. 124No. 124 · 25 AprMadrid R64 · 25 Apr
4Lost🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoeNo. 20No. 20 · 3 AprHouston QF · 3 AprLost🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoeNo. 22No. 22 · 23 MarMiami R32 · 23 Mar
5Won🇺🇸A. MichelsenAlex MichelsenNo. 40No. 40 · 2 AprHouston R16 · 2 AprWon🇦🇺A. WaltonAdam WaltonNo. 91No. 91 · 21 MarMiami R64 · 21 Mar
6Won🇺🇸P. KypsonPatrick KypsonNo. 97No. 97 · 31 MarHouston R32 · 31 MarLost🇪🇸A. Davidovich FokinaAlejandro Davidovich FokinaNo. 14No. 14 · 8 MarIndian Wells R32 · 8 Mar
7Lost🇭🇷M. CilicMarin CilicNo. 51No. 51 · 19 MarMiami R128 · 19 MarWon🇺🇸M. GironMarcos GironNo. 62No. 62 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 Mar
8Lost🇺🇸J. BrooksbyJenson BrooksbyNo. 49No. 49 · 4 MarIndian Wells R128 · 4 MarLost🇳🇱T. GriekspoorTallon GriekspoorNo. 25No. 25 · 26 FebDubai QF · 26 Feb
9Lost🇨🇿J. MensikJakub MensikNo. 16No. 16 · 25 FebDubai R16 · 25 FebWon🇦🇺A. PopyrinAlexei PopyrinNo. 53No. 53 · 25 FebDubai R16 · 25 Feb
10Won🇵🇱K. MajchrzakKamil MajchrzakNo. 56No. 56 · 24 FebDubai R32 · 24 FebWon🇵🇱H. HurkaczHubert HurkaczNo. 71No. 71 · 24 FebDubai R32 · 24 Feb