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Andrey Rublev of Russia was defeated by Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the French Open. As a result, Russia no longer has any players remaining in the men's singles draw.

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What happened

Russia's Andrey Rublev lost to Czech player Jakub Mensik in the fourth round of the French Open in Paris.

Why it matters

Mensik, the tournament's 26th seed, won 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 2-6, 6-3.

Common ground

In the quarterfinals, the Czech player will face the winner of the match between Norway's Casper Ruud, the 15th seed, and Brazil's Joao Fonseca, seeded 28th.

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Andrey Rublev of Russia was defeated by Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the French Open. As a result, Russia no longer has any players remaining in the men's singles draw.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/sports/2139361

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russia's Andrey Rublev lost to Czech player Jakub Mensik in the fourth round of the French Open in Paris.”
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Multiple independent web sources (The Athletic, a news snippet mentioning 'Mensik reaches his FIRST slam quarterfinal', and another reporting 'Mensik holds off Rublev') confirm that Jakub Mensik defeated Andrey Rublev in the fourth round of the French Open on May 31, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2025 Italian Open. It was his seventh ATP Masters 1000 title and 19th ATP Tour–level titl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Italian_Open_–_Men's_sing…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrey Andreyevich Rublev (born 20 October 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 5 in singles, which he achieved on 13 September 2021, and N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Rublev
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jakub Menšík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈmɛnʃiːk]; born 1 September 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 12, achieved on 2 March 2026, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Menšík
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Claim 2: “Following Rublev's defeat, Russia no longer has any representatives in the men's singles draw.”
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While evidence confirms Rublev lost, there is no specific evidence provided in the search results that explicitly states no other Russian players remained in the men's singles draw at that moment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of main career statistics of Russian professional tennis player Andrey Rublev. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour and ITF websites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Rublev_career_statistic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 24 May to 7 June 2026. Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in five sets for his first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_Open
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrey Andreyevich Rublev (born 20 October 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 5 in singles, which he achieved on 13 September 2021, and N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Rublev
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Claim 3: “Rublev was seeded 11th.”
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The Athletic explicitly identifies Andrey Rublev as the 11th seed in the match against Mensik.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori defeated Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final, 7–6(10–8), 6–7(3–7), [10–3] to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2026 Italian Open. They becam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Italian_Open_–_Men's_doub…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrey Andreyevich Rublev (born 20 October 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 5 in singles, which he achieved on 13 September 2021, and N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Rublev
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of main career statistics of Russian professional tennis player Andrey Rublev. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour and ITF websites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Rublev_career_statistic…
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Claim 4: “Mensik, the tournament's 26th seed, won 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 2-6, 6-3.”
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The Athletic explicitly reports the score as 6-3, 7-6(6), 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 and identifies Mensik as the 26th seed. This is corroborated by other web search results and a Wikipedia snippet for Jakub Menšík stating he entered the French Open seeded 26th.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the final, 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2025 French Open. It was his second French O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_French_Open_–_Men's_singl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jannik Sinner defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 Italian Open. It was his tenth ATP Masters 1000 title, record-extending sixth consecutive AT…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Italian_Open_–_Men's_sing…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jakub Menšík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈmɛnʃiːk]; born 1 September 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 12, achieved on 2 March 2026, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Menšík
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Claim 5: “In the quarterfinals, the Czech player will face the winner of the match between Norway's Casper Ruud, the 15th seed, and Brazil's Joao Fonseca, seeded 28th.”
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BBC Sport and other web results confirm that Joao Fonseca (seeded 28th) defeated Casper Ruud (seeded 15th) in the round of 16 and will face Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Casper Ruud (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈkɑ̀spər ˈrʉːd]; born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in men's singles by the ATP, achieve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_Ruud
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of Norwegian professional tennis player Casper Ruud. All statistics are per the ATP Tour and ITF websites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_Ruud_career_statistics
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jakub Menšík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈmɛnʃiːk]; born 1 September 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 12, achieved on 2 March 2026, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Menšík
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