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Great! Rosol eliminated the second. He will play for the semifinals. Wawrinka resigned

Czech tennis representative Lukáš Rosol will play for the semifinals at the RPM Open By Moneta challenger in Prague. In the third round, he turned the match against the tournament duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert, whom he eventually beat 6: 7 (10:12), 6: 3, 6: 4. The next opponent of the Czech veteran will be the Austrian Sebastian Ofner.

Michal Kamaryt, ČTK

Stan Wawrinka, the big favorite of the tournament, did not hesitate either. The first player beat the Dutchman Botice Van De Zandschulpa 6: 3, 6: 3. He faced seven breakballs in the match, but lost the service only once, when he lost the lead 3: 1 in the second set. In the endings of both sets, however, he had the upper hand.

In the evening, however, word came that he was retiring due to a thigh muscle injury. “I have to announce my resignation with a heavy heart, the reason is a thigh injury that has been bothering me for the last few days,” Wawrinka said in a press release. “I would like to thank everyone for being able to allow me to play tennis again in the last two weeks. At the same time, I would like to apologize to my fans that I cannot finish this tournament as I would like. But I enjoyed my stay in Prague as well as both. tournaments. “

Moneta in Prague, challenger of the ATP circuit (clay, subsidy 137,560 euros):
Singles – Round 3:
Rosol (CZE) – Herbert (2-Fr.) 6: 7 (10:12), 6: 3, 6: 4.
Wawrinka (1-Švýc.) – Van De Zandschulp (15-Niz.) 6: 3, 6: 3.

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