Vondroušová and Krejčíková are in the quarterfinals, Lehečka lost to Alcaraz

Czech tennis player Jiří Lehečka in the round of 16 of the tournament in London, June 22, 2023.

Berlin/London/Birmingham – Tennis player Markéta Vondroušová is in Berlin for the first time in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament on grass, her opponent scratched the match of the 2nd round. Barbora Krejčíková advanced to the quarterfinals in Birmingham after her win over Tereza Martincová. Linda Fruhvirtová is waiting for her. Jiří Lehečka did not take care of the surprise in the round of 16 of the tournament in London, he lost to world number two Carlos Alcaraz.

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Vondroušová advanced to the quarterfinals in Berlin after Niemeier's scratch

Vondroušová advanced to the quarterfinals at the tournament in Berlin, her German opponent Jule Niemeierová gave up the duel at the score of 6:3, 6:5 for the Czech player due to an injury to her right hand. The twenty-three-year-old native of Sokolov reached the top eight on the grass surface for the first time in her career. In the fight for the semi-finals, she will challenge the sixth seed Maria Sakkariová from Greece.

53rd player in the world Vondroušová helped herself in the first match against Niemeier with five aces and 16 winning balls. She has yet to drop a set in the tournament. In addition to the injury, the 23-year-old German paid the price for 41 unforced errors at the end of the second set.

Roland Garros finalist from 2019 Vondroušová was able to rely on 100% service throughout the match. The Czech tennis player won the first set thanks to breaks in the third and ninth games. She took the lead after 45 minutes.

Niemeier improved in the second set and tried several times to break her opponent's serve. However, she did not use any of the three break points. At 5:5 and 30:15 for Vondroušová, the German slipped and injured her right hand. She requested a break for treatment, but in the end she gave up the duel after an hour and 48 minutes.

Vondroušová will face Sakkari for the second time, a month ago on clay in Rome, the Czech tennis player won in two sets.

Krejčíková knocked out Martincová in Birmingham, Fruhvirtová

awaits her

The seeded number one Krejčíková defeated Tereza Martincová 6:4, 6:4 in the 2nd round on the grass in Birmingham in the Czech derby and will face another compatriot for a place in the semi-finals. Her next opponent will be Linda Fruhvirtová, and in advance it is certain that Czech tennis will be represented among the top four at the tournament.

World number 12 Krejčíková defeated Martincová in the third match in a row. In an even duel, the first set was decided by the only successful break point of the previous year's Roland Garros champion. In the second set, although Krejčíková lost her serve and lost 1:3, she was able to equalize and handled the ending better. She parried Martincová's break points at 5:4, but on the contrary, she again took the opponent's serve and added to the match.

On grass, the 27-year-old Krejčíková reached the quarterfinals for the first time on the WTA circuit. Eighteen-year-old Fruhvirtová, a semi-finalist of the Wimbledon juniors from 2021, will also make her debut there. They will compete together for the first time.

Lehečka was not surprised by the favorite Alcaraz in London and ended up in the round of 16

Lehečka lost to the seeded number one and world number two Alcaraz 2:6, 3:6 in the round of 16 of the London tournament at the Queen's Club. The 21-year-old native of Mladá Boleslav lost the first meeting with the winner of last year's US Open in one hour and 27 minutes. He didn't get a single break.

Even five aces did not help the quarter-finalist of this year's Australian Open and the 36th player in the world Leheček. The Czech tennis player did not follow up on his previous victory over another Spaniard, Alejandro Davidovich, and was eliminated at the same stage as a week ago in Stuttgart. Alcaraz played 21 winning points and committed only seven unforced errors.

Lehečka lost his serve right at the start and did not manage a single break point in the entire first set. In the end, Alcaraz won his serve once more and took the lead after forty minutes.

Also at the beginning of the second set, Lehečka lost his serve and the Spanish tennis player took a 3-0 lead. Coach Michal Navrátil's protege had the best chance of a comeback in the fifth game, when he made the only three break points in the match. However, Alcaraz turned them away and served the duel to advance. He converted the third match point.

Results of tennis tournaments

(sorted by amount of subsidy)

Men's tournament in Halle

(grass, subsidy 2,345,130 euros):

Singles – 2nd round:

Rublyov (3-Russia) – Hanfmann (Germany) 7:6 (8:6), 6:3, Sinner (4-It.) – Sonego (It.) 6:7 ​​(4:7), 6: 4, 6:4, Griekspoor (Netherlands) – Hurkacz (6-Pol.) 6:3, 1:6, 7:6 (10:8), Bublik (Kaz.) – Struff (Germany) 6:3 , 6:7 (4:7), 6:3.

Men's tournament in London

( grass, subsidy 2,345,130 euros):

Singles – 2nd round:

Alcaraz (1-Sp.) – Lehečka (Czech Republic) 6:2, 6:3, Mannarino (Fr.) – Fritz (3-USA) 6:4, 7:6 (9:7), De Minaur (7-Aust.) – Schwartzman (Arg.) 6:2, 6:2, Dimitrov (Bulgaria) – F. Cerúndolo (8-Arg.) 6:3, 7:5.

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Women's tournament in Berlin

(grass, subsidy $780,637):

Singles – 2nd round:

Vondroušová (CZE) – Niemeierová (Germany) 6:3, 6:5 scratch, V. Kuděrmětová (Rus.) – Sabalenková (1-Běl.) 6:2, 7:6 (7:2), Alexandrová (Rus.) – Gauffová (5-USA) 6:4, 6:0.

Quarterfinals:

Siniaková, Vondroušová (CZE ) – Danilinová, Sü I-fan (4-Kaz./China) 3:6, 7:5, 10:7.

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