March 30 (UPI) -- Jakub Mensik used his length to shrink the court, erasing Novak Djokovic's ability to find winners in a shock upset for his first career tennis title Sunday at the Miami Open.
The No. 54 player in the world also denied Djokovic of his 100th career title and a record seventh Miami Open crown. Mensik, of the Czech Republic, fired 14 aces -- with many eclipsing 130 mph -- in the 7-6(4), 7-6(4) triumph.
"I think everyone knows you are the one I watched growing up," Mensik told Djokovic during the trophy presentation. "When I was young, I started to pay tennis because of you. There is no harder task for a tennis player than to beat you in the finals of a tournament."
Mensik topped Djokovic 29-22 in winners. The finalists converted one break point apiece in the 2-hour, 3-minute men's singles finale at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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