05.06.2014 18:43:42 | “It wasn’t a particularly nice match today. But what is important is that it was victorious for me,“ said Radek Stepanek after beating Michon of France. What decided the match? “Michon is a short and running player who plays from the base line and waits for the opponent’s mistakes. I made a few. The opponent held on tight but when I started to play more aggressively, I had the upper hand and won. When it was necessary, I switched to an upper gear, but I should have played like that from the beginning of the match."
It was a little up and down. But even such matches have to be brought to a victorious close. I’m glad it’s over.“
Is Radek Stepanek looking forward to the semis with Jiri Vesely? “I’d say the match will be more interesting for the press than for us. It’s like any other match for me. We’ll clash in Prostejov again. It’s a repetition of the last year’s finals. It’ll sure be a good match. Jiri has made a great leap. He’s played level matches against good players and played the semis at an ATP tournament. Be that as it may, his career is moving forward.“
