09.09.2016
European individual championships started today in Prague. Prvními zápasy začalo mistrovství Evropy ve squashi v Praze. 10 out of 16 Czech players advanced to the second round. Czech no. 1 players Jan Koukal and Anna Serme won their first round matches comfortably.
17-times national champion Koukal beat Croatian Ivan Krznarič 3:0 (6, 0, 2). "Good opponent to warm up. I tried the glass court, saved some energy for next round wich will be more difficult," said Koukal who will meet fellow Czech Daniel Mekbib tomorrow at 12:15 on the glass court in hotel STEP. "I am confident against Honza. I beat him several times in the league, but he always beat me at prestigious events. I hope I will break this now," added Mekbib who beat Slovak Matej Hrnčiřík today.
Anna Serme beat Polish Natalia Ryfa in the first round 3:0 (5, 2, 5). "I am satisfied, it was a good warm up," said Czech player who would like to meet top seeded Camille Serme in the quarterfinals. Camille is her sister-in-law. She needs to beat Finnish Riina Koskinen tomorrow. "My goal is to challenge Camille. That would be interesting match."
Vojtěch Ryba faced one of the toughest opponents. He was fighting against world no. 9 and no. 2 seed Mathieu Castagnet. "Incredible match. He was moving so well. It was very difficult to finish the rally," said Ryba. His opponent liked the conditions in Prague. "The glass court is very good. It is similar to the courts we are playing on PSA events. I got used to it quickly," said Castagnet.
Usually in Czech republic the glass court is built in the shopping malls (nationals or league play offs). The atmosphere in hotel STEP is different, players play in dark hall. "It is much better for players. You don´t get distracted by too much light. The level of play is higher," described Jakub Solnický who beat Austrian Jakob Dirnberger it the first round.
Thursday´s programme starts at 10:00. Quarterfinal matches will start at 14:00.
Complete results and draws can be found here.
All the glass court matches can be watched live here.
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