“There was no reason to change anything, the boys all fought for it,” said Navrátil, who has recently been particularly pleased with the results of Tomáš Macháč. After winning two challengers in France, he was in the quarter-finals of the 250th in Stockholm and subsequently advanced to the main competition in Vienna. He is already in 69th place in the virtual world ranking.
“I believed he would move into the top 100. He’s had a long time to do it,” nodded the captain, who made Pavlásek happy by advancing to the doubles final in Stockholm with Uruguayan Behar. “They lost only narrowly against the Tsitsipas brothers,” recalled Navrátil, who also believes in the revival of the team’s number one Lehečka. After great performances at the Davis Cup, the 31st player in the world lost his form.
“Now it’s not ideal, it’s about self-confidence, so I believe that Jirka will still catch on in Vienna, or then in Paris and in Métay. It will be very important before the Davis Cup,” said the captain.
Last year’s finalist Australia awaits the Czech Republic in Málaga. “Tough game, but definitely playable. We beat both Spain and Serbia in Valencia. We will fight for it,” Navrátil promised before the eight-team tournament.
2023-10-24 08:30:00
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