Czech tennis player Jakub Mensik, Roland Garros semifinalist, confesses support for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, his favorite team. The reason is his partner, Argentine Josefina Carino Usabarrena, a die-hard fan of the Wolf. Mensik, who is currently in the semifinals of Roland Garros, has the peculiarity of being a fan of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. After one of his victories in the second Grand Slam of the year during the 2025 edition, Mensik was asked during a television interview if he preferred Estudiantes or Gimnasia, the two most powerful teams in La Plata. Despite acknowledging that he did not know 'really what I think of those teams', he confessed that he has a preference for the 'Wolf'. This is because his partner is Argentine Josefina Carino Usabarrena, a die-hard fan of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. Last year, the young platense explained how they met: 'I arrived in Valencia and started working in an Italian restaurant. And that night was my last day working as a waitress. I arrived and they told me I had a VIP table of tennis players. Other teams had come a few days earlier for the Davis Cup. And that day was the Czech team. There were several players, the whole team, and Jakub too. And we met there. It was a very initial interaction between waitress and client, but there was something... I don't know, in the air, that connected us. The story continued... and now we've been together for more than a year and a half'. Mensik rose to fame at the beginning of 2025, when he surprised everyone by winning the title in the Miami Masters 1000 with only 19 years old, defeating Serbian Novak Djokovic in the final. In the current edition of Roland Garros, Mensik beat Argentine Mariano Navone in a marathon match where he was on the floor for several minutes due to extreme fatigue. He then raised his level significantly to eliminate Australian Alex de Miñaur, Russian Andrey Rublev, and Brazilian Joao Fonseca. His opponent in the semifinals will be German Alexander Zverev.