02.06.2019 17:29:32 | Jaume Munar of Spain, the last-year champion of Moneta Czech Open, referred to Adam Pavlásek as the toughest opponent on his route to the title. This year Pavlásek ended in the first round in which he surprisingly lost to Karim Mohamed Maamoun of Egypt (412th ATP).
What are the twenty-year old Egyptian’s achievements so far? He has won four Futures tournaments, played the third round at challengers in Uzbekistan and China three times. Pavlásek played a semi-final at the Rome challenger three weeks ago. He currently ranks 247th in the ATP rankings but he already ranked 72nd in September 2017.
Why did he lose? What was the problem? “The problem was my game. I’m not able to play well for a longer period of time. I had a good start to the match and was leading 2:0 and 40:15. However, the comfortable lead quickly turned into 3:3 and I lost the match. I can play three good games and then five bad ones. I do not play solid. I help my opponents step in the match and it’s really hard.”
Do you realize a weaker moment is coming and does it have an impact on our performance? “It’s sure in my subconsciousness. The worst thing is I have no idea when a weaker moment is coming and for how much longer I will continue playing well. In any case it is really not very pleasant. I have no idea what I can expect from myself. However, I don’t want to say I’m desperate, I have to come to terms with it somehow.“
You didn’t play really bad during the previous weeks. Did you expect you would continue the successful performance? “I wished I would. I managed to advance to the semi-final at the challenger in Rome and the qualification in Paris was also quite good. Unfortunately, I a weaker moment came at home. I have to shake it off, go on and hope it will eventually change for the better.“
