Young tennis players in Prague are fighting for a trip to Wimbledon. Take a look at the results of the first tournament Other sports Sport | Pražská Drbna
Last weekend, a carousel of tennis tournaments for young people called Race to Wimbledon started in Bohnice, Prague. In the first playing period, competitions in the categories of older pupils and adolescents took place in the courts of Lob Sports Academy. Adolescents played their matches on clay. A total of 38 competitions took part. Bartoloměj Šusta from FH TK Dobřichovice and Adriana Svobodová from TK Pelhřimov became the first winners in the U18 singles. In the final, Bárt defeated the ever-improving Radek Chodor after a balanced course 6: 4, 6: 3. In the doubles of the couple Šusta, Dvořák defeated Ledvina and Augustyn only in a supertiebreak.
Tough battles and decisions only in the last moments
In the finals of the junior singles, Adriana Svobodová won over Pavla Švíglerová after a thrilling and very even fight in the super draw, when the first two sets were in the ratio of 6: 7 and 7: 5 from the winner’s point of view. The final of the junior doubles became the prey of Emmy Roháčová and Lucie Nouzová, who thus at least partially improved her mood after the disappointment from the singles.
Matěj Kohler (I.Čltk Praha) won the final in the category of older pupils, when after the winning first set in the ratio 6: 3 the course of the second set. From 1: 4, he pulled the set to the winning end of 6: 4 and took the wind out of the sails of the home team, Vašek Severýn, who from the beginning of the second set began to assert himself with an aggressive game, which the surface suited BERGO. The fact that Matěj can adapt to a fast game was also proved in the doubles final. There he and Simon Kabrhel found a recipe for the pair Horák, Gebala and they won 6: 3 and 6: 3. Before that, however, they dealt with well-established home players Severýn and Nohejl and narrowly won only in the supertiebreak.
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The matches were played in a fair spirit without referees
In the singles of the older pupils, Isabelle Dirlbeck won the home final over Františková Nováková after an even battle 7: 5 and 6: 4. In the end, the match itself did not take place in the doubles final. Isabelle together with Adéla Teiralová (Meteor Prague) finally won the championship without a fight, when František did not play alongside Sofia Auda for the final doubles for exhaustion after the previous battle.
With only 13 girls used in the singles, Isabelle Dirlbeck was historically the first winner of the Race to Wimbledon tournament.
The tournament management did not have to use the penalty system even once, given that everyone should be calm. “Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all participants for fair matches without referees,” said the sports director of the LOB SA Bohnice tennis club for Pražská Drbna Jiří Knížek.
Fans can also win the trip to Wimbledon
The Race to Wimbledon tournament is also open to fans who can take part in a telephone competition where they will respond to a simple question from last tournament weekend. Every weekend, ATS Praha draws one winner, who receives a souvenir and qualifies for the final draw also during the May show. Of these eighteen winners, three will be drawn to receive truly valuable prizes, the first prize being a voucher to Wimbledon for two people.
If the fans don’t win, they will at least support palliative care by participating. “Our club is giving up all its commissions. For this reason, we also want to ask the representatives of the operators T-Mobile and Vodafone, whether they are willing to support our project and start, which they charge for the operation of SMS within the services, transferred to this godly event. We came across O2, we will not support it there, “ added the tournament organizer Jiří Knížek.