Czechs at the French Open: Lehečka, Veselý and Martincová say goodbye, Kolář and Pliskova move on

The French Open is in full swing and so are the Czech tennis players. On Tuesday, five Czechs competed in the singles, but only two advanced.

Jiri Lehecka

the 20-year-old talent had a tough draw when he faced the 48th ranked player, Belgian David Goffin, in the first round. The match started very evenly, with the Belgian taking the first set 6:4, Lehečka taking the second set by the same margin. Goffin then won both sets 6::4 and won 3::1.

Zdeněk Kolář

Kolar faced the home team’s Lucas Pouille and celebrated his progress after a three-hour battle. He won the first set 6::3, then lost 4::6, but won the following sets 7::5 and 6::4. In the next round he will face the world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Jiri Vesely

The top-seeded Czech (73rd) challenged the American Johnson and started well, winning the first set in a tiebreak. However, he lost the second set in the same way, then he lost 3::6 and 2::6.

Karolina Pliskova

The eighth player on the WTA rankings started her French Open journey very badly, when 141. Andrianjafitrimo lost the first set 2::6. But then she came back and turned the match around with wins of 6: 3 and 6: 1. In the next round, she will again face the home Frenchwoman, 227th player Leolii Jeanjean.

Tereza Martincova

Martincova (54th) was facing a close match with Shelby Rogers (50th), but the 29-year-old American won 6:4 and 6:3 to advance to the next round.

Czechs in action on Wednesday

Three Czechs are in action on Wednesday, with Marie Bouzkova withdrawing. Karolína Muchová takes on Marie Sakkari at 12:30, Kateřina Siniaková plays Leylah Annie Fernandez at 14:30 and Petra Kvitová challenges Daria Saville at 16:30.

Source: French Open