Barbora Krejčíková during the quarterfinal match with Kateřina Siniaková
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
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“When I’m on the court, I don’t know who is sitting in the auditorium. I’m concentrating on the game and I’m just looking at the coach, I’m used to it,” Krejčíková, 25, told reporters at the Sparta campus. “Then if someone tells me, it’s a great honor and I really appreciate that they came to see it,” she said.
In the quarterfinals of the Livesport Prague Open, the tournament two faced Kateřina Siniaková for the first time on the WTA circuit. She defeated her doubles partner, with whom she won three grand slam laurels, and gave her a “canary” in the second set.
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“For Katka, I’m sorry that the result is so clear-cut, but one of us always has to win. I’m glad it’s me and I hope he won’t be very angry with me,” Krejčíková said.
I’m not dealing with who’s on the other side
She already felt strange when she entered the court. “We are used to Katka being on my side and we encourage each other. Suddenly she was against me, which was difficult,” Krejčíková said. She focused on herself during the match. “For every balloon and a lot, I don’t deal with who’s on the other side.”
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Barbora Krejčíková during the match with Kateřina Siniaková
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
Another test was the heat that prevailed during the match. “It’s warm, but if he wants to be good, he has to bite everything,” said Aleš Kartus’ trustee. Theoretically, the weather was a test for both of them before the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the humidity is also high. “It’s hard to say how it will be. But it’s good to prepare for it and most importantly it’s good to play matches at home.”
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Before the match, the tennis players played the music of the Queen group. The organizers heard the wishes of Krejčíková. “It was great, beautiful music. We’ll put it again,” she wished in front of the semifinals, where she will face Chinese Wang Sin-yu on Saturday. “I have no experience with her, I don’t know her very well. I just know she’s young, tall and punching,” she said of the 147th WTA player.
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Kateřina Siniaková during the quarterfinal match with Barbora Krejčíková
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
This year, Krejčíková has already won 31 singles matches and is the fourth best player of the season in this respect. “Every victory at the WTA is great, I really appreciate it,” she reminded that she has not been stable among the elite for a whole year.
As for the match balance, it could attack the year 2013, when it won 44 matches in the season on the lower ITF circuit. “It was a completely different level and I’ve moved on since then. But I’ll work to make it this year too,” she smiled.
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