03.06.2010 17:47:55 |
Seed no. 1 of UniCredit Czech Open, Radek Shtepanek, advanced into the semi-finals when he knocked out the seed no. 5, Fin Jarkko Nieminen! "It was definitely the most demanding match in the tournament so far. Jarkko was among the best thirty players of ATP ranking, at Roland Garros he gave hard time to Roddick in five sets."
"Nieminen is a very good player and I am happy I got over him. But what is more important for me is that I felt quite well on the court today. I had only a small black-out in the first set when I won his serve twice, took the lead 4:1, but then I lost four games in a row. I was lucky to divert a few setpoints at the score of 4:5 and in the second set I already kept the rein on the game," said Radek Shtepanek after the match.
