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Alex de Minaur had a walkover. His next opponent had full body cramps and collapsed in agony
Paris: Alex de Minaur’s charmed life at Roland-Garros continues after Jakub Mensik, his next opponent, collapsed on court in the extreme heat and ended up being taken to the medical room in a wheelchair.
While de Minaur enjoyed a walkover on Wednesday after his second-round opponent Alexander Blockx was injured in practice, his potential third-round adversaries had to slog it out in what Mensik described as “insane conditions” for four hours 41 minutes.
The Czech 26th seed ended up victorious but stricken on his back, unable to pick himself off the clay on Court No.6 for several minutes amid alarming scenes after battling to a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (13-11) victory over Argentine Mariano Navone.
French Open 2026 results: Jakub Mensik collapses after second-round win during heatwave at Roland Garros
Jakub Mensik (on floor) beat Mariano Navone in a second-round match which lasted four hours and 41 minutes
Jakub Mensik said his body "just turned off" as he collapsed on court following a gruelling second-round win in sweltering conditions at the French Open.
Temperatures reached the mid-30s in Celsius as the heatwave in France continued.
Mensik, 20, was overcome with emotion and cramp as he fell to the floor after beating Argentina's Mariano Navone 6-3 2-6 6-4 1-6 7-6 (13-11) in four hours and 41 minutes.
The Czech – whose flashes of brilliance in his young career have been beset by injury – was struggling to move and needed eight match points to close out victory.
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De Minaur's Paris opponent collapses in 'insane' heat
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Alex de Minaur's charmed life at the French Open continues after Jakub Mensik, his next opponent, collapsed on court in the extreme Paris heat and ended up being taken to the medical room in a wheelchair.
While de Minaur enjoyed a walkover on Wednesday after his second-round opponent Alexander Blockx was injured in practice, his potential third-round adversaries had to slog it out in what Mensik described as "insane conditions" for four hours 41 minutes.
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