02.06.2015 18:15:04 | The defending champion of the Prostejov challenger Jiří Veselý defeated Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in two sets in the first round. Fucsovics ranking 167th ATP resisted the second seeded Veselý at the beginning of both sets. The opponent’s resistance was finally broken at the end of the second set. “Every first match at this tournament is very difficult for me. I was, of course, very nervous. But I started to play my game very soon. When I had to, I played what I needed to. I’m in the top fifty, he is beyond the top hundred which must have tied him down. I’ve known Fucsovics very well. We met a lot as juniors. He was the world champion a year before me.
It wasn’t very pleasant for me, I just had to battle hard,“ said Veselý who realized his role of the favorite in the domestic environment. “The defense will be hard. The domestic crowd is great and the more binding it is for me. Of course, I’d like to repeat the success and I believe I will play better in the next match. There is a lot to improve," said Veselý.
What does Jiří Veselý think about Radek Štěpánek’s knock out? “It’s really a great pity for the tournament. Everybody likes Radek here in Prostějov and he’s always been a great personality of the tournament. The fact that he's won three times here is quite revealing. It’s also a great pity that another Czech has been ousted from the tournament. It would be nice if the Czech tennis was represented in the final matches. It’s important for the tennis as well as for the organizers, for those who want the tournament to be as good as possible. Mathieu of France is a very experienced player. He’s got a big serve and plays well from the base line. It’s a pity that Radek lost. But he’s coming back after the injury and I believe he’ll soon get into it again.“
