Lehečka is in the quarterfinals in the general at the US Open in Winston-Salem

Illustration photo – Czech tennis player Jiří Lehečka at the tournament in Toronto, August 8, 2023.

Winston-Salem (USA) – Tennis player Jiří Leheček defeated the German Dominik Koepfer 6:3, 3:6, 6:4 in the 3rd round in Winston-Salem and advanced to the quarterfinals at the last tournament before the US Open. In it, he will face Australian Max Purcell, who was eliminated last week at the Masters in Cincinnati after a three-set battle with world number one Carlos Alcaraz from Spain.

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Fifth seed Lehečka defeated Koepfer in two hours. In each set, the winner was decided by a single break. In the decisive set, the 21-year-old Czech tennis player earned his first match point in the tenth game of his opponent's serve and converted it with a precise backhand, which the eight-year-older German only managed to return into the net.

Results of tennis tournaments:

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Winston-Salem USA Men's Tournament

(Hard Court, $850,680 Endowment):

Singles – Round 3 : – Mmoh (USA) 6:4, 6:7 (3:7), 6:3, Purcell (Aust.) – Griekspoor (2-Netherlands) 7:6 (7:4), 7:6 (7: 2), Djere (4-Serb.) – Michelsen (USA) 6:4, 6:4, Báez (6-Arg.) – Vukic (9-Aust.) 6:4, 4:6, 6:4, Gasquet (12-Fr.) – Nakashima (USA) 2:6, 6:4, 6:4, J.M. Cerúndolo (Arg.) – Kumar (USA) 7:5, 6:3.

Cleveland Women's Tournament

(hard court, $271,363 endowment):

Singles – Round 2:

Sorribesová (Sp.) – Kuděrmětová (3-Rus.) 6:4, 6:1, Alexandrová (4-Rus.) – Sasnovičová (Bel.) 7:6 (7:2) , 6:3., Mariaová (German) – Kalininová (5-Ukrainian) scratch.

Foursome – quarterfinals:

Katóová, Sutjiadiová ( Jap./Indon.) – Kolodziejová, Kalashnikovová (CZ/Georgia) 3:6, 6:2, 10:6.

< strong>Qualifying for the US Open in New York:

Men – 1st round:

Cycling ( CR) – Brouwer 7:6 (7:1), 6:4, Menšík (CR) – Fognini (It.) 1:6, 6:1, 6:1, Cressy (13- USA) – Kopřiva (CZ) 6:3, 6:3.

Women – 1st round:

Učijamaová (Japan) – B. Fruhvirtová (21-CZE) 6:1, 6:2, Wang Ja-fan (15-China) – Bejlek (CZE) 6:0, 6:0, Zhang So- chong (Korea) – Havlíčková (Czech Republic) 6:1, 7:6 (7:5).