Heavy rain poured down on Hard Rock Stadium Sunday afternoon and there was lightning in the area, delaying the start of the Miami Open men’s final between 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and 19-year-old Czech newcomer Jakub Mensik.

The start of the Miami Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and unseeded 19-year-old Jakub Mensik on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium was delayed 5½ hours from its 3 p.m. start time. The players didn’t take the court until 8:37 p.

Novak Djokovic fell in the final round of the Miami Open to 19-year-old Jakub Mensik in straight sets, 7-6, 7-6, on Sunday. Mensik, playing in his first final, earned his spot after defeating No. 3 seed Taylor Fritz in the semifinals and became the second-youngest champion in tournament history, per ATP Tour.

Teenager Jakub Menšík denied boyhood idol Novak Djokovic of his 100th career title, stunning the 24-time grand slam singles champion 7-6(4), 7-6(4) in Sunday’s Miami Open final.

Novak Djokovic chases more tennis history as he takes on Czech teenager Jakub Mensik in the Miami Open final. Djokovic, 37, is one win away from the 100th title of his career, as well as a record-extending 41st ATP Masters crown and seventh Miami Open trophy in Florida.

Trying to win his 100th ATP Tour title, Djokovic ran into both the power and precision of the rising 19-year-old Czech.

His loss to 19-year-old Czech talent Jakub Mensik underlines the changing face of men’s tennis - and puts a 100th ATP title further out of reach

Novak Djokovic refused to discuss the eye problem he suffered before Sunday’s Miami Open final, saying he did not want to take away from the triumph of his unseeded opponent .