"Czech teenager Jakub Mensik sent three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud tumbling out of the Australian Open before warning the game's top seeds: New blood is coming. The Norwegian sixth seed had no answers to the power and intensity of the 19-year-old as he became the highest men's seed to fall on Wednesday. Mensik stormed home 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 for the biggest win of his fast-burgeoning career."
"It's great that there is new blood always. We can see that tennis is moving on. We can see different or new names in the tournaments. For the fans, for tennis, for everything, it's really great. New blood is coming!"
"It is the first time that two teenagers have beaten top-10 players at a major since 2006, when Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray achieved the feat at Wimbledon. A third teenager, American Learner Tien, 19, faces fifth seed Daniil Medvedev on Thursday."
"However, world number two Alexander Zverev had no problems as he recorded a straight-sets victory over Spain's Pedro Martinez for a place in the third round. The German proved too hot to handle for his fellow 27-year-old, beating him 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 in under two hours on Rod Laver Arena."
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