Czech pair Veronika Sekerkova and Tomas Krejci have won the 14 & Under Category 1 tournament in Most on home soil. This win marks their second title of the year and will strengthen their standings in the Race to Monte-Carlo, where Sekerkova ranked 2nd and Krejci 8th last week.
Top seed Sekerkova faced Anna Pircher in the girls' final. The Austrian scored wins over three seeded players on her way to the final. After playing two consecutive three-set matches, the Czech picked up the trophy after a quick 6-3 6-2 victory. This victory is especially sweet for Sekerkova, who lost the Most Open final to Serbian Luna Vujovic in 2022.
R1: bye
R2: def Isabella Angelina Abendroth (GER) 6-1 6-3
R3: def Anna Mihalka (HUN) 6-1 6-1
QF: def Lujza Zimenova [9] (SVK) 3-6 7-5 6-0
SF: def Kristyna Dulikova [8] (CZE) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
F: def Anna Pircher [13] (AUT) 6-3 6-2
Girls' Doubles
Greta Nemcsek (HUN) & Lucie Slamenikova (CZE) def Vera Khrushchyk & Mariia Makarova 6-2 2-6 10-5
In the boys’ event, Krejci had his most difficult battle of the week in the semifinal against Luka Ceramilac (SRB). He came back from one set down, played two tiebreaks and qualified for the final after a 6-7(8)7-6(4) 6-2 win. He happily returned to the same court right after the semifinal to secure the doubles title together with compatriot Jakub Kusy, defeating Rhys Lawlor & Leo Wright (GBR) 6-4 7-5.
In the singles final, Krejci faced American Jordan Lee, who upset top seed Kusy in the second round. Lee went on to upset three more seeded players during the event, until Krejci stopped his winning streak and claimed the Most Open title 6-1 6-3.
R1: bye
R2: def Jan Kreysa (CZE) 6-2 6-0
R3: def Marko Erceg [16] (CRO) 6-1 6-0
QF: def Michael Antonius (USA) 7-6(1) 6-0
SF: def Luka Ceramilac [11] (SRB) 6-7(8) 7-6(4) 6-2
F: def Jordan Lee (USA) 6-1 6-3
Elsewhere on the TEJT last week:
- The 20th edition of Trofeo Maglio in Maglie, Italy (12&U, Cat. 1) was won by Axel Cremonini (ITA) & Ekaterina Dotchenko
- Vuk Krstajic (MNE) and Xinran Sun (CHN) won their first 2023 titles at the Cungu Open in Ulcinj, Montenegro
- Kiira Pashkov (EST) won both singles and doubles titles at a 16&U event for the second time this year, on this occasion at home in Viljandi.
- The Baku Tennis Academy had both a 14&U and 16&U competition (Cat. 3) and welcomed players from all over the world. The 14&U titles were claimed by Vlada Razina & Kamal Fakhretdinov, while the 16&U titles by Doruk Calikogl (TUR) & Ulyana Hrabavets
- Pietro Verno (ITA) beat compatriot and doubles partner Giulio Casucci in the Tirana Open final, only to return to the court and win the doubles title together defeating another Italian pair, Matteo Brianza & Gianmarco Triggiano
For full results from last week, click here. This week, the Tour calls in on 12 cities across the continent, headlined by the Category 1 14 & Under event in Piestany. Download our app (search for ‘Tennis Europe’ on Google Play or the Apple Store) to follow all the latest scores.