We have a grand slam champion and Olympic winner, says tennis boss Kaderka before the tournament in Prague | iROZHLAS
Several Olympic medalists or grand slam champions will arrive in Prague for the final tournament of the new women’s team competition. The nomination for the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly the Fed Cup, published at a similar time by the federation of all 12 countries, which will be presented in the Libeň Hall. The Czechs will follow up on six titles in the Fedcup era of Captain Petra Pála, the team number one will be the winner of this year’s Roland Garros Barbora Krejčíková.
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The tennis federations of 12 countries have announced which players will arrive in Prague for the final tournament of the women’s team competition.
Listen to which Czech and foreign tennis players will present themselves at the tournament in Prague
“We have a grand slam winner, Olympic finalist and Olympic gold medalist. Bára Krejčíková, double Krejčíková with Siniaková and Markéta Vondroušová, “mentioned for Radiožurnál a substantial part of the five-member Czech national team, in which Tereza Martincová and Lucie Hradecká are also the head of the tennis association Ivo Kaderka.
Yes, if the strength of individual groups was measured by the number of results of Olympic medals at the last games in Tokyo, the “Czech” competition would not. The Swiss are in a similar situation thanks to the Olympic gold of Belinda Bencicová and the silver doubles pair Bencicová and Golubicová.
“It turned out there, maybe I would say 2: 1 for Switzerland and it will be enough for us 2: 1 in any way, the other way around,” captain Petr Pála points out that Bencicová defeated the two best singles in the current selection in Tokyo.
First Barbora Krejčíková and then in the final Markéta Vondroušová. But now at the Billie Jean King Cup, he would mainly like the Czechs to fight for advancement to the semifinals in a duel against the Swiss.
And so that they can manage the opening duel of a three-member group against Germany with a three-time grand slam champion and former world number one Angelique Kerber.
“He is playing well again and I believe that there will be a lot of spectators and that the O2 Arena will remain unconquered as far as the Czech team is concerned in the new competition as well,” Kaderka wishes.
The final tournament starts in the Libeň hall on Monday, November 1 and will last almost the whole week – until Saturday.
In addition to the mentioned tennis players, the nineteen-year-old star of the last US Open, Canadian Leylah Fernandezová, strong Spaniards Garbina Muguruzová or Paula Badosová, or the former world number one and other Grand Slam champion of Belarus Viktoria Azarenková will arrive. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday at noon.
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