09.06.2012 15:01:46 | In the first round of UniCredit Czech Open, Jan Hajek defeated the eight-seeded Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain, Capkovic of Slovakia in the second, Gabashvili of Russia in the third, Radek Stepanek in semi-finals, and he only lost to Florian Mayer of Germany in the finals. . “Now I’m sad that I didn’t manage to win, but positive feelings will surely prevail after some time. I’ve played very good matches here. Every defeat hurts, it’s too fresh now. Yet I have to say that Florian Mayer played really well in the decisive moments of the match.
I think it was a nice finals. Many people came and showed very good support. It’s only a pity I couldn’t make them happier. We both left everything on the court. It was only a few balls that decided the match. Florian coped with the end of the first and third set perfectly and that’s why he won. He proved himself a great player in important points and he surely deserves his high ranking. It was a pity I didn’t bring the first set to an end on my serve. Then, I still had a set point, but he served an ace.” What is Jan Hajek up to now? “I’m playing a Challenger in Kosice next week, and then on a clay-court in Europe. I want to advance in the ranking so that I can play US Open. After the tournament, I should rank somewhere around the 105th place.”
