{"id":143137,"date":"2025-09-14T18:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143137\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:23:11","slug":"lehecka-upsets-fritz-mensik-seals-czechias-davis-cup-comeback-vs-united-states-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143137\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehecka upsets Fritz, Mensik seals Czechia’s Davis Cup comeback vs United States | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATP Tour
\n Lehecka upsets Fritz, Mensik seals Czechia’s Davis Cup comeback vs United States<\/p>\n

Czechia advances to Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna<\/p>\n

September 14, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Czechia<\/p>\n

Rich Storry\/Getty Images for ITF<\/p>\n

Czechia celebrates its 3-2 tie victory against the United States Saturday in Delray Beach.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

When Austin Krajicek<\/a> and Rajeev Ram<\/a> triumphed in a tightly contested doubles rubber Saturday in Delray Beach, it seemed the United States was in control of its Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round<\/a> tie against Czechia. But Jiri Lehecka<\/a> and Jakub Mensik<\/a> had a plan of their own.<\/p>\n

Lehecka upset Taylor Fritz<\/a>, the No. 5 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, to keep Czechia’s hopes alive. Mensik then sealed the tie for his country, 3-2, with a late-night win against Frances Tiafoe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During a long day in Florida that featured a lengthy lightning delay, Lehecka walked on court at the home of the Delray Beach Open<\/a> knowing he needed to overcome an 0-4 Lexus ATP Head2Head<\/a> record against Fritz. The recent US Open<\/a> quarter-finalist did exactly that, upsetting the American 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.<\/p>\n

\"It<\/a><\/p>\n

Fritz fought hard against the Czech, whom he beat in a final-set tie-break in Toronto less than two months ago. But Lehecka put consistent pressure on the top-ranked player in the tie, earning 17 break points and converting three of them to level at 2-2.<\/p>\n

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That allowed Mensik the opportunity to play the hero in the same state where he claimed ATP Masters 1000 glory earlier this year at the Miami Open presented by Itau<\/a>. The 23-year-old eased past Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4 around the stroke of midnight to send his country to Bologna.<\/p>\n

Krajicek and Ram, the Paris Olympics<\/a> silver medalists, had given the United States a 2-1 advantage with a battling 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 victory against Tomas Machac<\/a> and Mensik.<\/p>\n

The countries that have already qualified for the Davis Cup Final 8 are defending champion Italy, Czechia, Argentina, Austria, Germany and France.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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