Kvitova – Cirsteaova 2: 6, 2: 6, Parada! Vondroušová and Macháč go on to the Australian Open, Lvice z Fulnek ends

Kvitová, who has been suffering from a wrist problem since the beginning of the year, did not succeed in the match with Cirstea. She made 39 unforced mistakes, did not use either of the two brawls, and left for the locker room after an hour and twelve minutes. “There’s not much to say. That’s the sport,” said the disappointed Czech tennis player.

The 2019 Australian Open finalist lost to the grand slam in the first round, just like last year at Wimbledon. It happened to her in Melbourne for the first time since 2018.

During the second day of the main part of the introductory grand slam tournament in 2022, the silver Olympic medalist from Tokyo, Markéta Vondroušová, took care of the only Czech success among women. The thirty-one tournament did not lose a set in the match with the Australian Honová and won 6: 2 and 6: 3. “I played what I needed to. I think I served quite well,” she said last year’s eight-finalist of the tournament for the Tennis World website.

“I was quite nervous because she is at home here, she received a wild card and I knew that she had last defeated Petra (Kvitová). “I expected them to put us on an even bigger court, where there will be more people,” Vondroušová remarked.

The next rival of 22-year-old Vondroušová will be Russia’s Ljudmila Samsonovová, the 37th player in the world and the author of the victory point from last year’s Billie Jean Kingová Cup final in Prague. “It’s a very difficult lot for the second round. I’ve lost to her once, so now I want to win,” said the Czech Republic.

Kateřina Siniaková failed to surprise Estonian Anett Kontaveitová and lost 2: 6 and 3: 6 with the sixth seed.

Jiří Lehečka lost his Grand Prix in the first round of the Australian Open to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 4: 6, 6: 4, 3: 6 and 5: 7. On the other hand, the 21-year-old Tomáš Macháč is advancing.

He lost 1: 3 in the third set of the match with Cerúndol, but turned 5: 3. Then he didn’t deliver the set, but then in a long gamble he broke through the opponent’s serve again. In the fourth set, the native of Beroun turned away the breakball in the fifth game and ended the duel with four games in a row. He will play with Maxim Cressy from the USA for the third round, which would improve his grand slam maximum.

The Czech Marie Bouzková is already playing her match.