31.05.2015 10:53:25 | Fifteen Czechs are playing the qualification rounds of the UniCredit Czech Open. The first seed is Uladzimir Ignatik of Belorussia. He has been in the Czech Republic for over a month. He won the ITF Futures in Prague at Spoje, played the finals of Futures in Jablonec nad Nisou in which he lost to Marek Michalička who is the third seed in Prostějov. Ignatic also played Futures Severočeská Tour in Most where he lost to Šátral in the semi finals. However, we have to admit that the Belorussian must have been already in Prostějov in his mind. He had a chance to qualify to the main event and he was the first seeded player in the qualification…
Ignatik was one of those who had a chance to qualify. The qualification of UniCredit Czech Open also offers three Czech derbies: V. Šafránek vs. R. Staněk, M. Michalička vs. M. Hlavačka, and D. Poljak vs. V. Kopřiva. Two qualification rounds are played today and the decisive matches for the advancement to the main event (106.500 e) are to be played on Monday. There were seventeen Czechs last year. Three of them made it through the first two rounds, and Konečný and Knoflíček finally qualified to the main event. Konečný is also playing the qualification this year. He is clashing the fifth seed Jankovič of Serbia (357th ATP). What are the qualification seeds? 1st Ignatik (BLR), 235th ATP, 2nd Laaksonen (CHE) 285th, 3rd Michalička 298th, 4th Michon (FRA) 318th, 5th Jankovič (SRB), 357th, 6th Kapas (POL), 360th, 7th Mektič (CRO) , 8th Teixeira (FRA), 367th.
