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As expected, Vondroušová and Karolína Muchová will enter the doubles, which will be sent into play by Captain Petr Pála instead of the Fruhvirtová and Marie Bouzková. Dart and Katie Swan will play on the British side.
The finalist Roland Garros from 2019 Vondroušová taught Raducanová in the first set of clay tennis lessons. She moved well in cold conditions, kept the ball in play, played long punches, there were several shorts and only a few times let the British excel from her dangerous forehand.
“I’m happy with the level of my game. I played well, I enjoyed my stay on the court. We’re a new team, a young team, we’re fighting for the finals. I get to the forehands, it’s uncomfortable for the girls, “Vondroušová said.
The Czech left led 3: 0 quickly. Then she lost the service, but she did not let herself decide and ended up in 25 minutes by winning three more games in a row.
Raducanu requested treatment and went to the locker room. Due to the winter, Vondroušová was also given an unconventional opportunity to go backstage so as not to catch a cold. In the first game, she faced two breakballs, but she managed the situation. At 2-0, she lost the service for the second time in the match, but then she had no problems with the British, who had a limited foot problem.
“I focused on my game until the end. I knew she was in trouble, but she finished it. I’m glad I played my game, stayed focused and won,” Vondroušová said. “I wanted to help the girls. The two points are amazing, still at home,” Vondroušová said.
Pála then unexpectedly gave Fruhvirtová a chance, which she chose instead of the originally reported Tereza Martincová, who lost to Raducanuová on Friday, and he also preferred Muchová and Bouzková. Currently, the 170th player in the world, Fruhvirtová, did not follow up on Nicole Vaidišová, who made her debut in Štvanice in 2005 on her sixteenth birthday and won the first point of the tennis players in the duel with the Japanese.
Fruhvirt struggled and lost the first nine games. She celebrated her first match after winning a serve from Dart (101st WTA), and she suddenly relaxed and showed her skills. With the help of a fast forehand and combativeness, she made a turn – she deflected three matchwords and won the second set 7: 5.
But the Czech Republic entered the third place badly. She bought mistakes, let Dart score and suddenly it was 0: 5. She reduced to another 2: 5, but eventually lost after two hours and 14 minutes.
On Friday, Vondroušová lost her only game with Dartová and Raducanuová defeated Martincová twice 7: 5.
The winners of the Czech-British duel will advance to the winning tournament, which is scheduled for November 8-13 at an as yet unspecified location.