(Auckland) Jakub Mensik, third seed, hammered 18 aces on Saturday and defeated Argentina’s Sebastián Báez 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the final of the Auckland tournament.

The 20-year-old Czech saved three set points in the second set and won a second ATP Tour title.

Mensik, ranked 18^e in the world, will now travel to Melbourne for the Australian Open, where he will face Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the first round.

Báez, who defeated American favorite Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals in Auckland, will play Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round in Melbourne.

Mensik won the first set in 31 minutes with 11 aces and found himself serving for the second set at 6-5. However, Báez broke his serve for the first time in the match. He then led 6-3 in the tiebreaker, but Mensik won the next three points.

Then, Mensik got a second match point thanks to his 18^e as. Then, he won the final point on Báez’s serve to close the books.

Victoria Mboko ran out of fuel in the tank. Despite a strong start to the match, she lost in the final of the Adelaide tournament against Mirra Andreeva in two sets.

The Torontonian led 3-0 at the start of the match. She only scored one other point in the match, ultimately losing by a score of 6-3 and 6-1. The match lasted exactly one hour.

Mboko’s problems manifested themselves first and foremost in service. She won only half of her first serves and less than a third of her second serves. The eighth seed just didn’t seem to be in his right mood, both physically and mentally, suffering from 30 unforced errors.

Victoria Mboko was the eighth seed in the tournament, while Mirra Andreeva was the third seed.