Czech teenager Jakub Mensik had a surprise meeting with Lionel Messi before his Miami Open upset win over Taylor Fritz and suggested the Argentine's winning habit may have rubbed off on him. Messi went into the locker-rooms at Hard Rock Stadium to meet Djokovic after his earlier win over Grigor Dimitrov,

(Reuters) -Meeting Lionel Messi before the Miami Open semi-finals was just the boost Jakub Mensik needed, as the 19-year-old upset world number four Taylor Fritz on Friday to reach his first Masters 1000 final,

Czech tennis prodigy Jakub Mensik said the hand of Lionel Messi had helped inspire him to victory in his Miami Masters semi-final. The Argentina football icon, who plays for Inter Miami, was at the tennis on Friday.