# Tennis: Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik almost didn’t play in the tournament. The 19-year-old Czech wanted to inform the tournament referee he couldn’t play his first match against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Augut due to inflammation in his knee. But the referee was on lunch and Mensik opted to visit his physiotherapist, who prescribed different painkillers. He went on to win his first match and eventually the title. Mensik’s prize money has since shot up to 55.6-million-rand, and his world ranking from 54th to 24th.
Tennis: Miami Open champion almost didn’t play in the tournament