30.05.2016 13:39:34 | The eight-time Grand Slam Champion and a honorary ambassador for the UniCredit Czech Open Ivan Lendl is coming to Prostėjov on Thursday morning at 11.30 a.m. He will practise with TK AGROFERT tennis hopes on courts No. 6 and 8 and then, at 2.00 p.m., a press conference is going to be held in the Congress Hall of the Tennis Club Hotel. How did one of the best tennis players of all times become an ambassador?
“I received the offer from Mirek Černošek and I didn’t think for a moment. We talked about my role for a while. I know what I’m supposed to do and I’m looking forward to it. We agreed on it very quickly, I’ve always liked coming to Prostėjov. I like the tournament, I have many friends there. It will be great days,“ said Ivan Lendl about his tournament mission.