Overview

• Mensik overcame a hostile Court 14 atmosphere to defeat local hope Alexandre Muller 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3 and advance to the second round
• After clinching the third set, the 19-year-old mimicked Djokovic’s iconic conduct-the-crowd celebration in response to persistent jeers
• Mensik credited Djokovic’s mentorship for teaching him to reframe the crowd’s boos as support for his own game
• French Open organisers have previously banned alcohol sales and faced criticism for failing to curb passionate but sometimes disruptive fan behavior
• Mensik will face Portugal’s Henrique Rocha next as Djokovic prepares for a similarly partisan reception in his second-round match