15.06.2021 19:02:51 | How was the Czech tennis doing at MONETA Czech Open on the second day? After Jiří Lehečka lost to Lukáš Klein of Slovakia in the opening match on the Center Court, Jiří Veselý defeated Facundo Mena (ATP 249) 6:2, 7:6(5) and celebrated his first victory at the tournament.
The Czech player put an end to a series of losses which started at the ATP tournament in Parma, Italy. “I’m sure the nervousness in my performance was quite apparent. It’s always like that when I play at home.But I still think I had the match under control,“ said the best Czech player after winning the first round. He was actually the only Czech to advance further in the tournament. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Siniakov had almost no chance against the Argentinian Sebastian Baez (ATP 158) and lost to him 1:6, 0:6. “I hope to learn a lesson from the match. It’s been great experience for me.“ The qualifier David Poljak (ATP 461) was also ousted in the first round and the Slovak Alex Molčan (ATP 180) advanced to the second round with ease. However, the biggest upset of the Tuesday’s program was the defeat of the top seeded Pablo Anduchar. “It must have been caused by his extremely busy program during the last weeks,“ said the tournament director Petra Černošková.
