Jakub Menšík was only a year old when Novak Djokovic won his first Miami Open for his fourth title, but by far his most significant at the time.

The bubbly teen wrote “MI-DI champs!”, a nickname they were given at the Olympics for the first two letters of their first names. She praised her left-handed partner for setting her up at net for easy volley winners.

Finally, I was able to play my best tennis in the final, and I'm just super happy with the result and with the performance

If the doubles final was a test, the top-seeded duo of Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic wouldn’t have needed an eraser, as they rolled to a near flawless 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory

I’m really proud I could put myself up there with one of the best hard-court players in the world and make another final of a 1000 is huge

“Making another 1000 is huge so I’m just super excited at where I put myself here,’’ said Pegula, who had made two previous semifinals in Miami only to lose to 2022 champion Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina in 2023.

Three months ago, Jakub Mensik defeated Arthur Fils in the Next Gen ATP Finals round-robin tournament with a 3-of-5 short-set to four games format that featured projected stars of the future.

Although after Grigor Dimitrov gutted out a 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (3) victory in 2:48 over Argentine Francisco Cerundolo in humid conditions at Hard Rock Stadium, he could’ve used a wheelchair.