Krejčíková longs for retaliation. Heavy challenge for Vondroušová, Light and Macháč against sensations

An overview of the most interesting, Friday 29. 8.

Czechs in action
Light (20-CR) – Collignon (Belg.) | Grandstand (17:00 SELČ)
Vondroušová (Czech Republic) – Paolini (7-it) | Grandstand (19:00 CEST)
Krejčíková (Czech Republic) – Navarrová (10-USA) | Grandstand (23:00 CEST)
Macháč (21-CR) – Blanchet (Fr.) | Stadium 17 (23:00 Selč)

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Heavy challenge for Krejčíková and Vondroušová

Barbora Krejčíková experiences her best tournament this season, which she entered due to a protracted back injury in mid -May. In the opening two rounds of the US Open, after an excellent performance, she easily played the deployed comet by Victoria Mbok and the suffering from Mojuku’s Outsider and now at the second Grand Slam Emma Navarrova. She also competed with the American in the third round of the famous Wimbledon, where the Czech defended last year’s triumph. Krejčíková played the only previous mutual fight well and led by a set and break. Gradually, however, she began to physically fall off and eventually lost to Navarrova in three sets. Now he will try to retaliate, the American in New York defends last year’s semifinals. Neither of the actors is a favorite.

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Markéta Vondroušová also has a heavy challenge before the gates of the second week. She has failed on the second opponent in the last three tournaments, but she wrote her first winning series from the sensational triumph on the grass in Berlin. The set did not allow Selechmet and McCartney Kessler, but always had to go to the tie-break. Now she is waiting for a much harder rival on paper. The world Eight Jasmine Paolini, who defends last year’s eight -finals and tuned to New York by the final participation in a thousand in Cincinnati. The Italian played two finals on the Grand Slams last year, but this year the big four are not successful on businesses and its maximum is the eight -final round of Paris. The chances are absolutely balanced. So far, they have only clashed in Biel 2017, where Vondroušová eventually won the first of her three titles.

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Light and Macháč against sensations

Jiří Lehečka has had two very similar matches. He lost the opening set with Borna Čorič and Tomás Martín Etcheverry and then he was a better player on the court. A native of Mladá Boleslav has one of the easiest duels of the third round on paper, which he will ever get on Grand Slams. He will play the role of a clear favorite against the currently 107. The world of Raphaël Collignon, who for the first time crossed the second round on the highest circuit and collects his first career winnings in the main Grand Slam competitions. But Belgian should not underestimate. Recently, while Leheka has not lost with outsiders, Collignon has climbed the Casper Ruud in the previous round. However, the Norwegian tennis player does not have the best form, and Leheka should show a more solid performance than Ruud and advance to his fourth eight -final rounds on the Grand Slams.

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Above the performance of Tomáš Macháč, a huge question mark hung before the US Open start. He arrived in New York with a series of three defeats and recently worried about health. But now he has a unique chance to defend his only Grand Slam eight -final round. The Czech tennis player caught an excellent form and lost without losing the set of Lucu Nardi and the star teenager Joa Fonsec. In addition, he will face up to 184. Men ranking Ug Blanchet and get advice from his countryman. In the previous round, the Frenchman conquered Jakub Menšík in five sets and prevented Czech derby. It has an excellent form at the US Open, has undergone qualifications and also stepped on the Fabian Mary. Blanchet is actually in the same situation as Collignon. He also crossed the second round for the first time on the main tour and celebrates the first winnings in the main Grand Slam competitions. For Macháče, the same applies to the light. Well to prepare and do not underestimate the opponent.

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Friday

Arthur Ashe Stadium (from 5:30 pm Selč)
1. Darderi (32-it.)-Alcaraz (2-SP.)
2. Pegula (4-USA)-Azarenko (-)
3. Djokovič (7 -Sr.) – Norria (Brit.) / First on Saturday at 01:00 CEST
4. Townsend (USA) – M. Andrejev (5-)

Louis Armstrong Stadium (from 17:00 CEST)
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2. Shelton (6-USA) – Mannarino (Fr.) / first at 19:30 CEST
3. Sabalenko (1-)-Fernandez (31-Can.) / First on Saturday at 01:00 CEST
4. KMY (Šúčc.) – Fritz (4 -USA)

Grandstand (from 17:00 CEST)
1. Light (20-CR) – Collignon (Belg.)
2. Vondroušová (Czech Republic) – Paolini (7-it) / first at 19:00 CEST
3. TIAFOE (17 -USA) – Struff (German) / first at 21:00 CEST
4. Krejčíková (Czech Republic) – Navarrová (10-USA)

Stadium 17 (from 17:00 CEST)
1. Bonzi (Fr.) – Rindernut (fr.)
2. Mertens (19 -Belg.) – Bucsa (Sp.) / first at 18:30 CEST
3. Honova (Austr.) – Li (USA)
4. Macháč (21-CR) – Blanet (fr.) / First at 23:00 CEST

Court 7 (from 17:00 CEST)
1. hijikata/pel (austr./niz.)-NYS/Roger-Vassseelin (9-monako/fr.)
2. Olmosová/Sisková (Mex./Czech Republic) – Nose/Šramková (Czech Republic/SR)

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