01.06.2015 11:31:13 | How did Jaroslav Balaš, Sports Director of the Czech Tennis Association (ČTS) evaluate the qualification? “Considering the number of Czech players in the qualification and their draw, Marek Michalička’s and Pavel Štaubert’s participation in the finals was very successful. I wish them all the best in today’s final matches and hope they advance to the main event. As far as other young players are concerned, Václav Šafránek, David Poljak and the previously mentioned Pavel Štaubert have shown promising performance. The performance of Jakub Novák, a young player born in 1998, was also quite good.
“The quality of the qualification players was influenced by the collision with other Challenger and Futures tournaments and, as far as the Czech players are concerned, by champion matches at home and abroad. The qualification draw offered clashes between Czech players. Besides Václav Šafránek and Robin Staněkem who competed in the first round, it was especially Pavel Štaubert and Michal Konečný who met in the second round. Konečný started the match very well: he won the first set and served for the match in the second set. However, it was eventually the young Spartan who brought the match to the victorious end. It is very good for the Czech tennis that the philosophy of UniCredit Czech Open continues: to give a chance to young Czech players.“
