Jančařík confirmed his life form with a 4: 2 victory over the Belgian Cédric Nuytinck. “He’s a great player, I have to play every point against him. The most annoying thing was that the big hall is quite different from the ones where we train. Before I got to the right rhythm, I ran two sets. Only then was it better,” he said .
At 1: 2, Jančařík managed the key end in the fourth act. “I led 10: 8, but he gave me a piggy bank and I preferred to take a break. But then one more came and it was leveled. I was very lucky that I managed to save the set, then I felt more confident,” he added. Jančařík. Frenchman Simon Gauzy awaits him in the second round.
Matelová got among the 32 advancing through the Austrian Liu Yuan, whom she lost 4: 1. In addition to Širuček, Tomáš Polanský and Kateřina Tomanovská also finished.
European Table Tennis Championships in Warsaw: |
Men: |
Singles – Round 1: |
Jančařík (ČR) – Nuytinck (Belgium) 4:2 (11, -3, -8, 10, 8, 9) |
Sidorenko (Rus.) – Shiruchek (CZE) 4: 3 (5, 1, -5, -6, -10, 10, 10), Tokič (Slovenia) – Polanský (CZE) 4: 2 (6, -8, -8, 9, 9 , 8). |
Doubles – Round 1: |
Širuček, Polanský (ČR) – Gündüz, Yigenler (Tur.) 3:1 (10, -8, 3, 9). |
Women: |
Singles – Round 1: |
Matelová (CZE) – Liu Yuan (AUT) 4: 1 (-7, 7, 8, 8, 5) |
Ni Xia Lian (Luc.)-TOmani (CZE) 4: 2 (6, 10, -6, 7, -10, 1). |
Doubles – Round 1: |
Matelová, Balážová (CZE / SR) – Trigolosová, Baravoroková (Běl.) 3: 2 (-5, -10, 2, 7, 8) |
A. Wegrzynová, K. Wegrzynová (Pol.) – Mynářová, Blašková (CZE) 3: 0 (8, 9, 10) |
Ni Xia Lian, De Nutteová (Luc.)- Tomanovská, Marchetti (Czech Republic / Belgium) 3: 1 (8, 6, -7, 12) |
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