Week 19 : Prague (Winner : Horacio Zeballos)
 

Week 19 : Prague, Czech Republic



Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Type: €85K
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Balls:
Site: Český Lawn Tenis Klub Prague, Ostrov Štvanice 38, 17000 Prague 7, Czech Republic
Starting Date: 7 May
2011 Champion: Lukaš Rosol (Czech Republic)
Tournament website: http://www.pragueopen.cz/2012/index.php?setlang=en



Entry List:

Main Draw

(1) Dudi Sela (ISR) def. Jan Blecha (CZE) [WC] 7-6(2) 6-3
Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. Marsel Ilhan (TUR) 6-4 6-4
(q) Martin Fischer (AUT) def. Michael Yani (USA) 6-4 2-6 6-3
(7) Matthias Bachinger (GER) def. Jiri Vesely (CZE) [WC] 6-1 6-2

(4) Tobias Kamke (GER) def. Stéphane Robert (FRA) 6-4 6-2
Grega Zemlja (SLO) def. (q) Miloslav Mecir Jr (SVK) 7-6(5) 6-4
Mate Pavic (CRO) [WC] def. (LL) Alex Michon (FRA) 6-4 6-4
(q) Dominik Meffert (GER) def. (8) Daniel Brands (GER) 7-6(6) 6-4

(5) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) def. Jan Hajek (CZE) 6-3 7-5
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) def. Michael Russell (USA) 6-2 7-6(4)
David Goffin (BEL) def. Matteo Marrai (ITA) [SE] 3-6 6-0 7-6(5)
(3) Lukas Rosol (CZE) def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 6-1 RET

(6) Martin Klizan (SVK) def. Thomas Schoorel (NED) 7-6(1) 6-3
Dusan Lojda (CZE) [SE] def. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-2 6-2
(q) Kevin Krawietz (GER) vs. Jan Mertl (CZE) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) def. (2) Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-4 6-4



Second Round

Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. (1) Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-4 6-3
(7) Matthias Bachinger (GER) def. (q) Martin Fischer (AUT) 6-1 1-0 RET
(4) Tobias Kamke (GER) def. Grega Zemlja (SLO) 4-6 6-3 7-6(2)
(q) Dominik Meffert (GER) def. Mate Pavic (CRO) [WC] 7-6(5) 6-1

Aljaz Bedene (SLO) def. (5) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3-6 7-5 6-2
(3) Lukas Rosol (CZE) def. David Goffin (BEL) 6-3 3-6 6-3
(6) Martin Klizan (SVK) def. Dusan Lojda (CZE) [SE] 6-0 6-1
(q) Kevin Krawietz (GER) def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3


Quarter Finals

Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. (7) Matthias Bachinger (GER) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
(4) Tobias Kamke (GER) def. (q) Dominik Meffert (GER) 6-4 6-4
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) def. (3) Lukas Rosol (CZE) 3-6 6-4 6-1
(6) Martin Klizan (SVK) def. (q) Kevin Krawietz (GER) 6-4 6-2


Semi Finals

Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. [b](4) Tobias Kamke (GER) 6-7(1) 7-5 6-2
(6) Martin Klizan (SVK) def. Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 5-7 6-3 6-2


Final

Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. (6) Martin Klizan (SVK) 1-6 6-4 7-6(6)

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

GL lacko, dimitrov, bedene

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

Nice photo chosen, Mr. moderator from Iceland. You probably know it, the Stvanice island in the middle of the picture with the venue's center court CEZ Koloseum very small but visible on the island. I hope I will have time to watch a couple of days of (sadly) the biggest tournament in CZE.

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

Well, I meant the biggest Czech tournament with mens challenger and ladies ITF, but there is no womens tourn this year. So Prostejov CH is the biggest. Hope to see good matches in Prague in few weeks time.

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

i'll be there from monday to friday :)
ladies will be in prague week later

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Hopefully Jan does what he usually does in challengers in this area of the world.

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Nice for you, I will be happy to get there from work for 2-3 days. Yes I know about the ladies tournament the following week (at another club-Sparta Prague like 5 km from Stvanice), but I think last 2 years women had 2 events in a row here.

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Well, Jan has hit a decent form recently. Good SF in Italy, has to stay fit for Ostrava and Prague home events.

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

Wild cards:
Haas Tommy GER 134
Veselý Jiří CZE 477

"Haas said of himself a wild card that we gave him. It was not our initiative, but certainly welcome him into the tournament," said tournament director Vladislav Šavrda.

One wild card have organizers prepared for Tommy Robredo, a former fifth in the world, but is likely to Prague finally arrives. "If my message is not yet fit after injury, and ninety percent he not be in Prague," said Šavrda

I think one WC will be for home player Ivo Minář (last year SF) and chance for last WC have next home player Jan Hernych.

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

:worship:Odesnik finally in Europe :devil:

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

MD: http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/600/mds.pdf

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What a fucking joke this draw is. The top half is so weak compared to the bottom half.

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

Kind of feel bad for grigor. No doubt came in here for some confidence and points and he could very easily go down in the first round. He got a really tough draw with hajek, goffin, russel and bedene in his draw

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Too bad Jan couldn't be in the top half. It would be an easy final. I'm gonna say Ilhan or Kamke make the final from the top half.

Jan can make the finals if he wins his section, which is easier said than done. He should beat Dimi, but Bedene/Russell can cause him problems, and then potentially Rosol in the QF. I hope AHM or Goffin beats Rosol.

Re: Week 19 : Prague (Entry List)
 

Haider Maurer :)