Petra Kvitová extends great run with Madrid Open triumph; Czechs qualify for quarter-finals at ice hockey worlds; title race still open as Plzeň draw with Slovácko; Czech champions sure of Champions League spot.
Petra Kvitová, photo: CTK
Petra Kvitová is really flying at the moment. A week after taking the
Prague Open, the 28-year-old won another WTA tournament on Saturday when
she beat Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the final of the
Madrid Open. Kvitová, who had eliminated compatriot Karolína Plíšková
in the semi-finals, thus became the first woman to win the competition
three times. Her latest victory gave her the 24th title of her career and
the fourth of 2018. What’s more, on the back of her triumph in Madrid the
Czech climbed two places to eighth in the world rankings.
Czech Republic - France, photo: CTK
The Czech Republic have reached the quarter-finals of the Ice Hockey World
Championships in Denmark. Coach Josef Jandač’s team crushed France 6:0
on Sunday evening and secured qualification later when Sweden beat
Switzerland. David Pastrňák and Roman Horák scored two apiece, while
Dmitrij Jaškin and Martin Nečas each found the net once for the Czechs’
second full points victory. In their final Group A match the Czech Republic
will face Austria later on Monday.
Viktoria Plzeň - Slovácko, photo: CTK
The race for the Czech soccer league, which had looked to be all over
months ago, still hasn’t been wrapped up. Leaders Viktoria Plzeň could
only draw at home with 11th placed Slovácko at the weekend and if Slavia
Prague beat Dukla Prague away on Monday evening, after the recording of our
show, Plzeň’s advantage will be reduced to only four points with two
rounds to go. While the West Bohemians’ fans would surely be glad of the
title, some are extremely frustrated at present. A vociferous group
protested after the game at the team’s performance against Slovácko and
had to be pacified by manager Pavel Vrba. Plzeň’s run-in sees them take
on Teplice and Dukla, while Slavia face Jablonec and Teplice.
There was good news for whoever does win the Czech league on Sunday, when Liverpool qualified for next season’s Champions League on the last day of the English Premier League. The result means that either Liverpool or (also qualified) fellow finalists Real Madrid will go into next year’s Champions League as winners. And that leaves one more guaranteed spot in the group stage for the Czech league, which has the best coefficient.
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