Tennis Star Throws Racket Into Crowd During Meltdown

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Tennis Star Throws Racket Into Crowd During Meltdown originally appeared on The Spun.
If you're attending the 2025 HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club, you may want to stay alert for flying rackets.
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During this Wednesday's match between Roberto Bautista Agut and Jakub Mensik, the latter chucked his racket into the crowd out of frustration. This happened after Mensik failed to convert a crucial break point in the second set.
Mensik started looking at his hand to make it seem like it was an accident. However, that doesn't excuse him from being disqualified.
"Oh my goodness. Well, that's why you have to be careful. What will be the outcome here, because that's landed in the crowd?" Lee Goodall said in the broadcast booth, via Express.
Luckily for Mensik, he was allowed to continue playing. That being said, he ended up losing to Bautista Agut in three sets.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: Jakub Mensik of Czechia reacts as he throws his racket on his way back to his bench during a break in play against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during the Men's Singles Second Round match on Day Ten of the 2025 HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club on June 18, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by)Most tennis fans couldn't believe that Mensik got away with chucking his racket, even if it was an accident.
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"This guy is a menace and will hurt someone in the court again," one fan wrote on X.
"I really like Jakub Mensik, but he's lucky he wasn't defaulted here," a second fan commented.
"Jakub Mensik has just thrown his racquet on purpose in the crowd. Imagine if Novak Djokovic did this? Defaulted and fined," another fan said.
Thankfully, no one was harmed during this incident at Andy Murray Arena.
Mensik is hoping to shake past this blunder and make noise at Wimbledon later this month. He's coming off a second-round appearance in the French Open.
Moving forward though, Mensik can't be doing this on a consistent basis. Not every chair umpire will rule this incident a code violation.
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Tennis Star Throws Racket Into Crowd During Meltdown first appeared on The Spun on Jun 18, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 18, 2025, where it first appeared.