In the playoffs, the Czech players, who are seventh in the world rankings, will play against the currently third pair of the Catalans, the Sharif Janus and Ahmed Tijan, at 1.30 pm on Saturday. You can watch their match as well as other Ostrava Beach Pro duels throughout the weekend on ČT sport Plus.
Perušič and Schweiner first played a gripping battle on the sand in Dolní Vítkovice and diverted the Italians from the Mečbol Quartet. After a good defense, Perušič transformed the third Czech swordfish with a cold-blooded attack.
Against Carambula and Rossi, the Czechs improved their mutual balance in the world competitions to 3: 2. “We played with them many times and the matches often ended in a tie-break. They have a specific style of play and we couldn’t defend them. The first matches didn’t suit them. I’m glad that the last ones managed to win. We learned less and better they prepared, “Perusic said.
Carambul’s high and spinning service called “skyball” can cause problems for opponents. “It’s very non-standard to receive a balloon that flies from above, picks up speed and spins according to the wind. You don’t know where you can turn. It’s a habit,” added the pair’s Schweiner.
The Czech Olympians mastered the duel with Herrera and Gavira. “We did better with the conditions than the Spaniards. Finally, after those two matches, we found a rhythm and caught some small mistakes and details in our game, which we have missed so far in Ostrava. I am very happy about it and I hope that we will follow up. on Saturday, “Perusic said.
According to Schweiner, the rainy weather deprived the Spanish players of their main weapon – submission. “They have won the previous two matches with good jumping service. They did not put too much pressure on us and thus made it easier for us,” he said.
Recent world number one and Olympic bronze medalists from Tokyo, Janus and Tijan, last encountered the quarterfinals in Rosarit, Mexico, two months ago and lost 1 to 2 in sets. Last March, they defeated them on their way to the title in Doha.
The other two Czech pairs starting in the main wild card competition lost all three matches in the group. The young Jakub Šépka and Tomáš Semerád lost to the silver Olympic medalist from Rio de Janeiro Paolo Nicolai and Samuel Cottafav from Italy on Friday and then also fell 0: 2 with the Poles Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak.
The third failure was closed by Group D Barbora Hermannová with María-Sára Štochlová, who did not surprise the favored Brazilian pair Taiana Lima, Hegeile and lost in two sets.
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