The famous tennis Wimbledon starts and the first day of play complicates the weather. Of the five Czech representatives, only two-time London Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitová, who will play with American Sloane Stephens in the central court, has the confidence of today’s match. Her match will start after the match of defending champion Novak Djokovic, who defeated the home Jack Jack Draper. You can watch the match from about 17:10 in a detailed online report on Sport.cz
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Petra Kvitová begins her journey at Wimbledon
Thibault camus, ČTK / AP
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Due to the persistent rain, next to the number one, only the center court was played for a long time, sails were placed on the outdoor courts of the All England Club due to the rain, and the organizers canceled several matches, which also applies to two Czechs. Karolína Plíšková, the tournament eight with the semifinalist of the recent Roland Garros, the Tamara Zidanšeková from Slovenia, and Tereza Martincová with Alison Riske, 28 from the USA, will not take part in the event until Tuesday.
From the Czechs today, Jiří Veselý, who plays with the German Yannick Hanfmann, and Marie Bouzková with the Russian Věra Zvonareva will also join the opening day’s program.
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