Altmaier – Forejtek ONLINE | 4/20/2022 2:00 PM | Challenger Prague 2022 | LIVE
Forejtek is only 292nd in the ATP rankings, just two places behind its maximum. He defended last year’s semifinals at the tournament. This is also his best tournament result this year, he played it at the end of March at the indoor challenger in Lille, where he had to make it to the main competition through qualifying. The 21-year-old Czech last introduced himself in Murcia. He reached the quarterfinals of the first clay event of the season. In Sparta, she started with a won 6: 3, 6: 7 (5) and 6: 4 over Rus Ťurněv. This year’s Forejtka match balance counts 18 wins and 8 defeats (clay 3/1).
Twenty-three-year-old Altmaier is at his maximum – 67th place. A month ago, he was the only set in the American Phoenix since winning the fourth challenger title in his career, a well-played final with the home Kudla, but in the end he lost 6: 2, 2: 6 and 3: 6. He starts on Sparta for the first time. On Tuesday, which is his favorite surface, he premiered in the Czech capital on Tuesday. In the match, which he entered as a huge paper favorite, he struggled to win over Martin Krumich after more than three hours. He defeated the 19-year-old Czech 5: 7, 7: 5 and 6: 4 from the seventh hundred. Since the beginning of the season, the German has accumulated 10 wins and 11 defeats.
Bookmakers of betting companies favor Altmaier quite significantly in the first duel. The duel is performed on the central court as in the order shortly after the end of the match Macháč – Furness. The promoter will face the winner of the Austrian derby between Ofner and Rodionov in the quarterfinals.