Macháč – Vrbenský ONLINE | 4/19/2022 12:00 PM Challenger Prague 2022 | LIVE
Macháč is in 150th place in singles. Its maximum is 115th so far. He is the sixth highest-ranked participant in Prague. He started the season with a title in Traralgon and extended the series at the Australian Open, where he got into the 2nd round of qualifying. The last time he presented himself almost a month ago in the qualifying round in Miami, where he lost in the first sets in three sets with the Italian Seppi (6: 2, 3: 6, 2: 6). In 2022, the 21-year-old Czech recorded a total of 18 wins and 8 defeats. He will play on the orange sand for the first time this year.
Vrbenský has been playing on clay for a month. He recorded a semis on the ITF circuit once. The 22-year-old native of Nymburk reached the eighth final on challengers. In the ATP rankings, Vrbenský ranks 402nd. He figured highest at 282nd. A year ago, he dropped out on the courts of his home in Sparta in the opening round. This year, he has a balance of 13 wins and 10 losses (clay 6/3).
The only mutual duel played so far was won four years ago on the lower circuit of ITF 6: 4 and 6: 1 Macháč. He will be a big paper favorite today. The match will take place in the central court as the second in the order immediately after the end of the match between Jonáš Forejtek and Rus Ťurněv.