05.06.2015 10:37:35 | Even though Souza of Brazil (78th ATP) was not the favourite for the match with Marcel Granollers of Spain (57th ATP) he eventually advanced to the last four. “I was very focused for almost the entire match. I was only a little nervous at the beginning of the first set and I didn’t play what I wanted. However, then I begun to feel my condition and my body and I started to play I my game. I improved my serve and played very aggressively with my forehand. The end of the match was quite tense and there was a little argument. Anyway, it was a part of the match. Marcel is a great guy and I’m sure we will talk about it after some time.”
What was the fuss about? ” He started to swear in the third game. He got a warning, then another one, and at the third one the umpire should have done something. If you do it once of twice, it’s still o.k. But after the third time something must be done otherwise the match gets out of the line. Well, we talked about it and everything is fine now.“
Joao-Olavo Souza is playing Laslo Djer of Serbia in the semi-finals. What does he expect from the match? “I’ve watched him since his first match in Prostějov. He’s very young and plays very aggressively. It’s going to be a mental battle tomorrow and I’ll have to be focused from the beginning,“ said Souza of Brazil. He has already defeated Dustov of Uzbekistan and Mathieua of France who had knocked out Radek Štěpánek, and last but not least, Granollers of Spain.
