02.06.2016 10:44:27 | Thursday is the day on which the quarter-finals of the UniCredit Czech Open are traditionally played. It will feature great representatives of Czech tennis! “Five Czechs have appeared in the main event. Zdeněk Kolář and Dominik Kellovský received wildcards and both showed great performances. In the match against Berankis, Kolář proved his improvement over the last few moths. Dominik won the first round in a spirited match against Kudrjavcev of Russia, but No. 2 seed Cervantes was too much for him in the second round. Anyway, it has been a great experience for him,“ said the tournament director Petra Černošková. “It’s great that Veselý, Pavlásek, and Rosol proved their seeds and will fight for the semis.“
The defending champion Jiří Veselý beat Janko Tipsarevič of Serbia. Pavlásek ousted No. 7 seed Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil, even though it was a very tough match for him. He only broke the Brazilian down at the beginning of the third set. Rosol had lost the last two matches against the twenty-year-old Elias Ymer of Sweden and, before the match, he claimed that he would not be beaten for the third time, which he was not. Thursday will see Rosol vs. Karen Khachanov of Russia, Pavlásek vs. No. 4 seed Cervantes of Spain, and Veselý vs. Michail Kukuškin of Kazakhstan. In the first match on the AGROFERT Arena Centre Court, the top seed Ricardas Berankis will meet Marton Fucsovics of Hungary today. Fucsovics advanced from qualification and it is to point out that he was the junior champion at Wimbledon in 2010.
