Czech tennis players Nikola Bartůňková (left) and Sára Bejlek.
Ondrej Deml, ČTK
“I went there with a team that is by far the best in the world. Even though the girls are younger than the oldest allowed year. So my function was quite cosmetic. They all play great. They were also able to cope with health problems, “said Captain David Škoch, the winner of the Wimbledon Junior Singles in 1992.
The head of the Czech Tennis Association, Ivo Kaderka, first distributed envelopes to successful juniors with a financial contribution to the further development of their careers, and then gave them the task of becoming members of the adult national team at the BJKC in a few years. At the same time, he invited them to the champion box for the Prague final tournament.
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“I was at the finals of the Fed Cup against Russia (2015), where Plíšková and Uncle won the decisive doubles. A great experience, “smiled Bartůňková, whose role model is Petra Kvitová, and among men Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.” For me, Petra and Nadal worldwide, “Bejlek added. “I was at his academy, which was a great experience.”
Czech tennis players Nikola Bartůňková (left) and Sára Bejlek, who won the Billie Jean King Junior Cup.
Ondrej Deml, ČTK
One day, they would like to experience what Kvitová et al.
“The journey is still long, but I think we are well on our way. We can be there in three or four years, “Bartůňková said with good confidence.” I have nothing to add, “Bejlek laughed at her friend. And it was clear to both that they had a taste for team competitions. “It’s always better to be in a team, to cheer on each other. There was also a bit of pressure on us and we managed it, “said Bejlek.
At the beginning of November, they will have the opportunity to taste the atmosphere of a packed hall with the third Fruhvirt party, which wishes the Czechs. In the first 24 hours, over 55 percent of the O2 arena’s capacity for home games in the Billie Jean King Cup was sold out.
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