06.06.2013 15:04:14 | UniCredit Czech Open continues with quarterfinal matches. Stepanek, a Czech Davis Cup representative, faced the 47th player in the world, Albert Montanes of Spain. In the match against the winner of a recent ATP tournament in Nice, Stepanek had just one weak moment at the end of the second set: he lost his service at 5:2 as well as the following game. The third won match in a row must have been a great uplift after the January's surgery.
"Like I've said before, a victorious match is the best therapy for me, both physical and mental. I only want to retain the positive aspects and bring them to the next match. Today's performance was completely different from yesterday's. Like I said, you need to overcome such match and my today's performance, both playing and emotional, was completely different from yesterday's. I played aggressively from the first to the last ball. True, there was a little hesitation at the end of the second set when I was serving for the match. But I still had a good lead and was pushing the opponent,“ Stepanek said after the match.
