Czech mates mix it well for crown
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June 7, 2013, Friday
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THE Czech Republic's recent run of tennis success continued at the French Open yesterday when Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak claimed the mixed doubles title.
The country already holds the Davis Cup and Fed Cup team trophies and Hradecka and Cermak gave the nation another reason to rejoice with a 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 (champions tiebreak) win over the France-Canada duo of Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor.
Hradecka brought up match point with an ace but after the Czechs had squandered their first attempt to close the match, they made no mistake on the second.
Mladenovic dumped the ball into the net to hand the Czechs victory in front of a handful of fans on Philippe Chatrier Court at Roland Garros in Paris.
It was the second grand slam title for Hradecka, who also won the 2011 women's doubles title, and the first for Cermak. They were beaten finalists at the Australian Open in January.
The country already holds the Davis Cup and Fed Cup team trophies and Hradecka and Cermak gave the nation another reason to rejoice with a 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 (champions tiebreak) win over the France-Canada duo of Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor.
Hradecka brought up match point with an ace but after the Czechs had squandered their first attempt to close the match, they made no mistake on the second.
Mladenovic dumped the ball into the net to hand the Czechs victory in front of a handful of fans on Philippe Chatrier Court at Roland Garros in Paris.
It was the second grand slam title for Hradecka, who also won the 2011 women's doubles title, and the first for Cermak. They were beaten finalists at the Australian Open in January.
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