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The UniCredit Czech Open is an ATP Challenger Tour event that will be held May 31^st through June 5^th in Prostejov, Czech Republic and this tournament is for the tennis stars of tomorrow on the ATP Challenger Tour, who are trying to earn their points to move up in status on the tour. This is a red clay tournament and features a purse of 106,500 Euros. You can watch the UniCredit Czech Open by getting your membership at the banners on this page and signing up for exclusive access to our member's area where you can watch in high quality video.

 

 

Last year, it all came down to a match between Jan Hajek and Steve Darcis. When the ball stopped flying it was Jan Hejek with the title, with a score of 6-2,1-6, 6-4. Previous winners of this event have included Augustin Calleri, Sergio Roitman, Dominik Hrbaty, Jarkko Nieminen, Radek Stepanek, Jori Novak and Mariano Puerta. This tournament has been held since 1994 and every year it is hosted at the Prostejov Tennis Complex in Prostejov. This year, we should have an extremely exciting tournament as well, while the ATP is at the French Open at Roland Garros.

 

 

If you would like to watch the UniCredit Czech Open as part of the ATP Challenger Tour, then get your membership at any of the banners on this page. The tournament will be at the Prostejov Tennis Complex from May 31^st to June 5^th and you can watch these men compete live by getting your membership for high quality video access right from your computer from anywhere in the world.

 

Posted: 3th June 2009

 

The ATP Challenger Tour continues this week with the Czech Open in Prostejov. The men of the ATP Challenger Tour are all competing for the chance to move upward into a higher ATP Level such as the 250. This tournament takes place from May 31^st to the 7^th, and you can watch all the action from the courts, right here on www.watchlivetennis.org. The tournament is Sponsored by UniCredit. 

 

 

Sunday was the qualifying, both rounds of it, and the qualification finals was held on Monday, deciding who would be playing in the tournament. The first singles and doubles round began later Monday afternoon with Calleri and Belluci in court one, while other first round singles included Granollers versus Hrbaty, Martin and Golubev, and Navarro and Crivoi. Doubles matches on Monday had the following lineup: Massu and Calleri against Martin and Cerratani and Levinski and Zelenay playing Cuevas and Hrbaty. 

 

Day two began unluckily for hometown favorite Radek Stepanek, after he had to scratch out against Pablo Cuevos after coming down hard and injuring his ankle. He was returning a swerve and his ankle twisted beneath him, making it swell up and putting him out of the match. The list of players was supposed to number 32 going into the next round, but with Stepanek seemingly out and Igor Andreyev not able to obtain a visa in time, the list is seriously lacking. 

 

Thomas Berdych had a score to settle with Belluci because of the beating he received at his hands last year, but may now be presented with the task and added pressure of favorite with both Andreyev and Stepanek both out of the picture. Berdych barely beat Olivier Rochus in the first round, and now will face Belluci – two difficult matches in two days.

 

 

Tomorrow will also include 2^nd round singles from Ljubicic and Kavcic, as well as Berdych and Belluci in Centre Court, and Cuevas and Starace in their 2^nd round singles as well. Don't miss the action from the UniCredit Czech Open as these players struggle to dominate their opponents on the clay courts. Get your membership now and you can be there live, watch high quality feeds and streams from your computer as the Czech Open continues tommorow, June 3^rd, and lasts until June 7^th, 2009.

 

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