

What Time Will Casper Ruud Play Against Jakub Mensik?
Ruud and Mensik are on the Day 4 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Wednesday 15 January. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Head-to-head: This will be the first meeting between Casper Ruud from Norway and Jakub Mensik from the Czech Republic.
Ruud is currently ranked 6th in the ATP rankings, while Mensik is ranked 48th.
Ruud has won 12 titles in his career, while Mensik has yet to win a title.
In terms of their Grand Slam records, Ruud has a career record of 47-24, while Mensik’s record is 6-4.
At the Australian Open, Ruud has an 8-5 record, compared to Mensik’s 2-1 record.
Overall, Ruud has a career record of 264 wins and 140 losses, while Mensik has a record of 33 wins and 23 losses.
On hard courts, Ruud has a career record of 105 wins and 81 losses, while Mensik has a record of 25 wins and 15 losses.
In 2025, Ruud has a perfect record of 3 wins and no losses, all of which came on hard courts. Mensik has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in 2025, also on hard courts.
Ruud has a career five-set record of 10 wins and 6 losses, while Mensik has a record of 1 win and 3 losses. Ruud has come back from being 0-2 down on two occasions, while Mensik has done it once.
In tiebreaks, Ruud has a career record of 88 wins and 72 losses, with a 2025 record of 1 win and 0 losses. Mensik has a career record of 22 wins and 12 losses in tiebreaks, with a 2025 record of 3 wins and 3 losses.
This is Ruud’s 6th appearance at the Australian Open and his 25th Grand Slam overall. He has reached the 3rd round twice before at this tournament.
To reach the 2nd round, Ruud defeated Jaume Munar in a five-set match. Last year at the Australian Open, he reached the 3rd round before losing to Cameron Norrie.
Ruud’s best result at the Australian Open is reaching the round of 16 in 2021. However, he had to retire due to an abdominal injury in that match.
He has reached three Grand Slam finals, finishing as the runner-up at the 2022 Roland Garros, the 2022 US Open, and the 2023 Roland Garros.
In 2024, Ruud reached the
semifinals at Roland Garros, the round of 16 at the US Open, and the 2nd round at Wimbledon. He won titles at Barcelona and Geneva, and was a runner-up at Los Cabos, Acapulco, and Monte Carlo-1000.
Before the Australian Open this year, Ruud represented Norway at the United Cup, winning both of his singles matches.
Ruud has a strong five-set record at the Australian Open, winning 3 out of 4 matches. His career-high ranking is No. 2, and he is currently ranked 6th.
Mensik is aiming to reach the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the first time in his career. This is his 2nd appearance at this tournament and his 5th Grand Slam overall.
To reach the 2nd round, Mensik defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in four sets. Last year, he reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open as a qualifier.
His best Grand Slam result was reaching the 3rd round at the US Open twice, once as a qualifier in 2023 and once as a direct acceptance in 2024.
In 2024, Mensik reached his first Tour-level final at Doha. He also reached the semifinals at Umag and the quarterfinals at Mallorca, Shanghai-1000, and Vienna as a qualifier.
Before the Australian Open this year, Mensik reached the quarterfinals in Brisbane and Auckland.
At 19 years and 147 days old, Mensik is one of three teenagers to reach the 2nd round of the men’s singles at the Australian Open. His highest-ranked win at a Grand Slam was against No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime at the US Open last year.
Mensik has yet to defeat a Top 10 player at a Grand Slam, with losses to No. 9 Taylor Fritz and No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz in his previous attempts. He has a 4-4 record against Top 10 players at Tour-level.
In 2022, Mensik reached the boys’ singles final at the Australian Open. He made his Davis Cup debut for Czechia in 2023 and has a 5-4 record in the competition.
Mensik is coached by Tomas Josefus, while Ruud is coached by his father, Christian, and Pedro Clar.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Ruud will win.
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