Watch: Jakub Mensik taunts crowd with Djokovic-inspired move

Jakub Mensik. Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Watch: Jakub Mensik taunts French Open crowd with Novak Djokovic-inspired celebration

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated May 27, 2025 4:24 PM ET

Czech tennis player Jakub Mensik went to battle with the Roland Garros crowd on Tuesday and came out on top.

Mensik faced French player Alexandre Muller during the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, so the crowd was heavily against him to begin with. The hostility toward Mensik only grew worse when he took the third set after repeated disputes with the umpire.

Mensik received loud boos upon winning the set, and responded by taunting the crowd with Novak Djokovic’s orchestra conductor celebration.

Gotta love Mensik for shutting up the French crowd pic.twitter.com/hEQr6B8rIp
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) May 27, 2025

Mensik went on to win in four sets and openly admitted after the match that he was inspired by Djokovic’s celebration. Djokovic made a very similar move in November 2023 during an ATP match in Turin against Jannik Sinner.

Mensik on this moment.

“It was similar to what Djokovic did vs. Sinner in Turin”.

Jakub is indeed a big Nole-fan. https://t.co/XR83TXyqRc
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) May 27, 2025

Mensik can take solace in the fact that Djokovic has also had an adversarial relationship with French Open crowds at times. He did not seem to mind the reception on Tuesday, and if anything, he was motivated by it.

Entering the French Open, Mensik was ranked 19th in the world. He will face Portugal’s Henrique Rocha in the second round.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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