01.06.2015 10:54:12 | Fifteen Czechs are playing in the qualification rounds at the UniCredit Czech Open. Two of them: Marek Michalička and Pavel Štaubert will clash to advance to the main event. The latter one also made it to the third round last year in which he lost to Daniel Knoflíček. Who is playing in the decisive third round? Seven seeded players have already advanced to the third round. Miki Jankovič of Serbia was the only one who did not defend his position and lost to Michal Kečný in the first round.
The first seeded Uladzimir Ignatik of Belorussia vs. the eighth seeded Maxime Teixeirou of France, the fourth seeded Axel Michon of France vs. Pavel Štaubert, and the third seeded Marek Michalička vs. Mektic of Croatia will contest for the four qualification places. Mektic beat Jakub Novák (1998), a son of the internationally renowned tennis player Jiří Novák, in the second round. Novák junior beat Bury of Belorussia in the first round. The second seeded Henri Laaksonem is playing Andriej Kapasem of Poland for the last fourth place in the main event.
