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Czech Open 2022
Men's Draw
03 - 07 Nov
Brno, Czech Republic, $30k |
ROUND TWO
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QUARTERS
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SEMIS
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FINAL
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[1] Nicolas Müller (SUI)
11-4, 12-10, 13-11 (45m)
[9/16] Lucas Serme (FRA) |
Nicolas Müller
11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9 (49m)
George Parker |
Nicolas Müller
11-6, 11-6, 11-2 (28m)
Rui Soares |
Nicolas Müller
10-12, 11-5, 11-6,
11-8 (61m)
Dimitri Steinmann |
[5] George Parker (ENG)
11-6, 11-6, 12-10 (32m)
Martin Svec (CZE) |
[6] Cesar Salazar (MEX)
11-5, 11-7, 11-5 (35m)
[9/16] Sam Todd (ENG) |
Cesar Salazar
11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 2-11, 13-11 (65m)
Rui Soares |
[9/16] Rui Soares (POR)
11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5 (54m)
[4] Karim El Hammamy (EGY) |
[9/16] Curtis Malik (ENG)
11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 11-6 (68m)
[3] Omar Mosaad (EGY) |
Curtis Malik
11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3 (51m)
Dimitri Steinmann |
Dimitri Steinmann
11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-4 (75m)
Raphael Kandra |
[8] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)
7-11, 11-4, 11-3, 4-11, 11-1 (59m)
[9/16] Ronald Palomino (COL) |
[7] Nathan Lake (ENG)
11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7 (51m)
Emyr Evans (WAL) |
Nathan Lake
9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (4m)
Raphael Kandra |
[9/16] Juan Camilo Vargas (COL)
11-7, 12-10, 11-7 (37m)
[2] Raphael Kandra (GER) |
[1] Nicolas Müller (SUI) bye
[9/16] Lucas Serme (FRA) bt Daniel Mekbib (CZE) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5
(55m)
Martin Svec (CZE) bt [9/16] Bernat Jaume (ESP) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (33m)
[5] George Parker (ENG) bye
[6] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bye
[9/16] Sam Todd (ENG) bt [WC] Dariusz Filipowski (POL) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
(21m)
[9/16] Rui Soares (POR) bt Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8
(53m)
[4] Karim El Hammamy (EGY) bye
[3] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bye
[9/16] Curtis Malik (ENG) bt Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-4, 11-5, 11-7
(31m)
[9/16] Ronald Palomino (COL) bt [WC] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) 11-8, 11-9,
11-7 (37m)
[8] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bye
[7] Nathan Lake (ENG) bye
Emyr Evans (WAL) bt [9/16] Nick Wall (ENG) 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 11-7
(70m)
[9/16] Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) bt Ivan Perez (ESP) 7-11, 9-11, 11-8,
11-8, 11-7 (82m)
[2] Raphael Kandra (GER) bye |
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Czech Open 2022
Women's Draw
03 - 07 Nov
Brno, Czech Republic, $3k |
Final:
[2] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt [1] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 11-6, 11-5,
18-16 (27m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt [6] Juliette Permentier (NED) 11-7,
11-6, 11-3 (20m)
[2] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt [3] Alison Thomson (SCO) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5
(27m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt [8] Ellie Jones (SCO) 11-6, 12-10, 11-13,
11-7 (36m)
[6] Juliette Permentier (NED) bt [4] Anastasiia Kostiukova (UKR) 7-11,
7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 (45m)
[3] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt [5] Tamara Holzbauerová (CZE) 11-7, 11-6,
11-2 (27m)
[2] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt Ona Blasco (ESP) 11-5, 11-1, 11-1 (17m)
1st round:
[1] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt Klára Kohlerova (SVK) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3
(15m)
[8] Ellie Jones (SCO) bt Alina Poessl (SUI) 11-7, 11-3, 11-0 (19m)
[6] Juliette Permentier (NED) bt Suzanne Peters (NED) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
(19m)
[4] Anastasiia Kostiukova (UKR) bt Karolina Sramkova (CZE) 3-11, 11-9,
11-5, 11-5 (33m)
[3] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt Sofie Hausknotzová (CZE) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4
(20m)
[5] Tamara Holzbauerová (CZE) bt Milena Velychko (UKR) 9-11, 12-10,
11-5, 8-11, 11-9 (46m)
Ona Blasco (ESP) bt [7] Tereza Siroka (CZE) 17-15, 11-4, 6-11, 7-11,
11-5 (57m)
[2] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt Riana Alexova (CZE) 11-4, 11-1, 11-9 (14m)
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Finals
Mueller and Malik Victorious in Brno
Nicolas Mueller (centre left) and Torrie Malik (centre
right) with the prizes for winning the Czech Open
In the final, Mueller came up against compatriot Dimitri
Steinmann, after the No.8 seed had gotten the better of World No.19
Raphael Kandra in the last four. After losing the first game on a
tie-break to the Swiss No.2, it was the Swiss No.1 that showed his
class, coming from behind to win in four games, and to secure the
biggest title of his career to date.
The women’s Challenger 3 level competition was won by England’s Torrie
Malik, who came through all four matches in Brno without losing a single
game. She started in the opening round against Riana Alexova, where she
spent just 19 minutes on court to make the last eight.
The Englishwoman then dropped just seven points in her quarter final tie
against Spaniard Ona Blasco, before getting the better of fellow Brit
Alison Thomson in the semis. She defeated the Scot in straight games,
with an 11-4, 11-7, 11-5 win sending her through to the final.
The final saw the No.2 seed take on top seed Tessa ter Sluis, and it was
a match of two distinct parts. Malik took the opening two games of the
contest easily, 11-6 and 11-5 respectively, before then seeing the third
game go deep into a tie-break. 34 points would be played in the third,
with the Englishwoman coming out on top 18-16 to secure the Czech Open
crown, her maiden Tour title.
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Semi Finals
Mueller and Steinmann Into All-Swiss Final
Swiss No.2 Dimitri Steinmann took a surprise win over World No.19
Raphael Kandra to set up an all-Swiss men’s final at the Czech Open in
Brno.
Steinmann came into the Challenger 30 level men’s event as the No.8
seed, and took on Kandra for a place in the final on Sunday afternoon.
He started strongly, taking the opening game of the contest at the
Centrum Viktoria in the Czech city.
The World No.31 saw Kandra fight back to win the second game, and the
next two games also followed the same pattern, with the German having to
come from behind to send the match into a deciding game. It was the
Swiss No.2 that took it 11-4, though, to move through to the final.
He will now face compatriot Nicolas Mueller in the final on Monday
afternoon, after the World No.16 defeated Portugal’s Rui Soares in
straight games. The Portuguese No.1 had caused a couple of upsets
already, but Mueller was too good in the semi-finals. He dropped just 14
points to secure his spot in the final.
The women’s final will see the top two seeds go face-to-face. Top seed
Tessa ter Sluis defeated compatriot Juliette Permentier, while England’s
Torrie Malik got the better of Scotland’s Alison Thomson. The pair both
won in straight games to set up their meeting in the final.
The Czech Open comes to its conclusion on Monday, November 7.
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Qaurter Finals
Soares Continues Knockout Run
Less than 24 hours after taking out the tournament’s No.4 seed,
Portugal’s Rui Soares defeated No.6 seed Cesar Salazar to make it into
the semi-finals of the Czech Open in Brno.
The Portuguese No.1 came into the Challenger 30 level competition
unseeded and he got the better of Egypt’s Karim El Hammamy in the second
round. He then came up against Salazar on Saturday afternoon at the
Centrum Viktoria in the Czech city of Brno, and secured another surprise
win.
He won the first game of their contests 11-6, but saw the Mexican fight
back to level the contest. The same pattern followed across the third
and fourth game to send the match into a decider. The final game of
their match went all the way to a tie-break, with Soares eventually
coming out on top 13-11 to secure the win and to book his spot in the
semis.
Soares will now take on top seed Nicolas Mueller after the World No.16
got the better of England’s George Parker in a four-game contest. The
other semi-final will see Swiss No.2 Dimitri Steinmann take on German
No.1 Raphael Kandra for a place in the final.
In the women’s event, Juliette Permentier took a surprise win to set up
an all-Dutch last four clash. The tournament’s No.6 seed defeated
Ukraine’s Anastasiia Kostiukova in a five game clash, coming from two
games down to win. She lost both of the first two games 11-7, but fought
back to win the third 11-8 and the fourth 11-9. By the time the deciding
game came, the Dutchwoman had the momentum, and dropped just four points
in the fifth to advance to the semi-finals.
She will now take on compatriot and top seed Tessa ter Sluis on Sunday
afternoon, after the World No.73 overcame Scotland’s Ellie Jones in four
games, only losing the third game on a tie-break 13-11. The other
semi-final will see England’s Torrie Malik and Scotland’s Alison Thomson
take each other on in an all-British battle in Brno.
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Round 2
Soares and Malik Cause Big Upsets
The second day of the Czech Open was a surprising one, with England’s
Curtis Malik and Portugal’s Rui Soares taking out top four seeds in
Brno.
The men’s second round took place on Friday at the Centrum Viktoria in
Brno, Czech Republic, and Malik took on former World No.3 Omar Mosaad,
the tournament’s No.3 seed.
The Englishman won the first couple of games 11-9 to hold a commanding
advantage in the contest. Mosaad, who made the World Championship final
in 2015, fought back to take the third game on a tie-break, but it was
Malik who came through in the end. He won the fourth 11-6 to secure a
3-1 victory in 68 minutes.
Also causing an upset on the second day was Portuguese No.1 Rui Soares,
as he got the better of Egypt’s Karim El Hammamy in a four-game contest.
Soares won the first game, but saw the No.4 seed fight back to level the
contest. From there, though, the World No.66 was in control, dropping
just eight points over the next two games to take a 3-1 victory.
Elsewhere in the men’s draw, Switzerland’s Dimitri Steinmann came
through a five-game battle with Colombia’s Ronald Palomino, while top
seed Nicolas Mueller defeated Frenchman Lucas Serme in straight games.
The English duo of George Parker and Nathan Lake joined Malik in the
last eight, with Germany’s Raphael Kandra and Mexico’s Cesar Salazar
also making their way into the quarters.
In the women’s draw, Spain’s Ona Blasco secured the only shock of the
opening round. The Spaniard defeated the Czech Republic’s in five games,
starting off with a 17-15 first game scoreline. Blasco then won the
second game as well, but saw the home hope fight back to draw level. The
fifth game went the way of the Spaniard, as she took it 11-5 to win in
just shy of an hour.
The draw’s top two seeds, Tessa ter Sluis and Torrie Malik, both won in
straight games in the first round. The Dutchwoman defeated Slovakia’s
Klara Kohlerova in 15 minutes, with Malik taking a minute less to defeat
Czech Republic’s Riana Alexova.
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Round 1
Svec Downs Jaume On Home Soil
Martin Svec (left) and Bernat Jaume
Home favourite Martin Svec delighted the crowd in Brno by beating Bernat
Jaume to move through to the second round of the Czech Open on Thursday.
The Czech Republic No.1 took on the Spaniard in the opening round, and
was the underdog for their contest. The World No.77 came through to win
in straight games on home soil, taking the victory 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 to
advance to the last 16, where he will now face England’s George Parker.
Welshman Emyr Evans took a big win in an all-British battle against Nick
Wall in the opening round. The World No.114 got the better of the
Englishman in five games, winning the decider 11-7 to claim the win
after 70 minutes. He will now face another Englishman, in Nathan Lake,
in the second round.
Colombia’s Juan Camilo Vargas had to survive in five in his opening day
contest, coming from two games down to defeated Spain’s Ivan Perez. The
Spaniard started strongly, and move out into a two game lead, before the
Colombian fought back. Vargas took both the third and fourth games with
an 11-8 scoreline, before then winning the deciding fifth game 11-7 to
book his spot in the second round.
Elsewhere, the English duo of Sam Todd and Curtis Malik both took
straight games victories, and will be joined in the last 16 by Frenchman
Auguste Dussourd, Portugal’s Rui Soares and another Colombian in Ronald
Palomino.
The second round of the Czech Open will take place on Friday, November 4
in Brno, with the seeded players coming into the draw for the men’s
event. The women’s event will also get underway.
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