RIP Davis Cup. The fight over the salad bowl may be making money, but it has lost its magic

RIP Davis Cup. The fight over the salad bowl may be making money, but it has lost its magic

You can also listen to the article in audio version. Davis Cup champion Jan Hájek at home in Amberg, Germany, not far from the border with the Czech Republic, where he trains youth and enthusiasts, turned on the TV for a moment to see how the Slovak team in Zhuhai, China, will handle their debut … Read more

Linda Nosková Advances to Third Round in Australian Open After Defeating McCartney Kessler

Linda Nosková Advances to Third Round in Australian Open After Defeating McCartney Kessler

Tennis player Linda Nosková beat the American McCartney Kessler 6:3, 1:6, 6:4 at the Australian Open and advanced to the 3rd round at the Grand Slam for the first time in her life. Jiří Lehečka, on the other hand, surprisingly ends, losing to the American Alex Michelsen 6:4, 3:6, 4:6, 4:6. The 19-year-old Czech was … Read more

32nd Ranked Lehečka Wins Sixth Consecutive Victory at Australian Open, Faces American Alex Michelsen in Next Round

32nd Ranked Lehečka Wins Sixth Consecutive Victory at Australian Open, Faces American Alex Michelsen in Next Round

The 32nd ranked Lehečka won in one hour and 43 minutes. He outplayed his opponents in the ratio of winning balls 33:16, he also scored six aces. A few days after his first triumph on the ATP circuit in Adelaide, he claimed his sixth victory in a row. In the next round of the first … Read more

Tomáš Macháč: Rising Star of Czech Men’s Tennis and Unstoppable Winning Streak

Tomáš Macháč: Rising Star of Czech Men’s Tennis and Unstoppable Winning Streak

His breakthrough was expected much earlier, Tomáš Macháč struggled and worked hard for him. But now the twenty-two-year-old Czech is experiencing the best weeks of his career and confirming his exceptional talent. He’s racking up win after win, with his second straight title in his pocket and the certainty of his highest ranking yet. Czech … Read more

Serbian Team Led by Novak Djokovic to Face Czechs in Davis Cup Match

Serbian Team Led by Novak Djokovic to Face Czechs in Davis Cup Match

The wards of captains Jaroslav Navrátil and Viktor Troický will thus compete for victory in the group. The Serbians can rely on world number one Novak Djokovic, who will be challenged by Jiří Leheček for the first time in his career. In the opening singles match, 18-year-old Jakub Menšík will take the place of Tomáš … Read more

Czech Republic’s Davis Cup Team: Rising Ambitions and Preparation for Victory in 2021

Czech Republic’s Davis Cup Team: Rising Ambitions and Preparation for Victory in 2021

Already in 2021, the captains of the opponents came to Navrátil and nodded their heads approvingly at the performances of Tomáš Macháč and Jiří Lehečka. After another two years of gaining experience, however, Czech ambitions have grown significantly. “We are no longer outsiders,” Lehečka, a top 30 player, says decisively. We already have our own … Read more

Jiří Leheček and the Czech Davis Cup Team: Facing Spain, Alcaraz’s Non-Participation, and the Possibility of Djokovic’s Arrival

Jiří Leheček and the Czech Davis Cup Team: Facing Spain, Alcaraz’s Non-Participation, and the Possibility of Djokovic’s Arrival

Jiří Leheček, a recent member of the top 30, was the first from the Czech expedition heading to the Iberian Peninsula to learn of Alcaraz’s non-participation. “It jumped out at me on a tennis portal, and then they confirmed it on the Davis Cup Instagram. This is good news for us. Playing against Alcaraz, fueled … Read more

21-Year-Old Tennis Player from Mladá Boleslav Advances to Round of 16, Faces Dominik Koepfer

Czech Republic’s Davis Cup Team: Rising Ambitions and Preparation for Victory in 2021

In the round of 16, the 21-year-old tennis player from Mladá Boleslav will face the German Dominik Koepfer. The 21-year-old Lehečka lost his serve twice in the opening set and lost his serve at the beginning of the second set against an opponent from the third hundred of the world rankings, who won his way … Read more

Results and Highlights of Cincinnati Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament: Kvitová, Plíšková, and Krejčíková Matches

Results and Highlights of Cincinnati Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament: Kvitová, Plíšková, and Krejčíková Matches

In the first mutual match with Blinková, Kvitová lost the lead 5:2, in the twelfth game she did not convert two set points, but she won the tie-break sovereignly 7:2. The second set lasted only half an hour, and the twenty-four-year-old native of Moscow, ranked 37th, did not win a single game in it. Kvitová’s … Read more

Jiří Lehečka loses to Carlos Alcaraz in Round of 16 at the London tournament

Jiří Lehečka loses to Carlos Alcaraz in Round of 16 at the London tournament

Jiří Lehečka Falls to Carlos Alcaraz in London Tournament Jiří Lehečka, the Czech tennis player, faced a disappointing defeat in the round of 16 at the Queen’s Club in London. He lost to the number one seed and world number two, Carlos Alcaraz from Spain, with a score of 2:6, 3:6. The 21-year-old Lehečka, hailing … Read more