Thursday closed the second round of the main draw and the doubles quarter-finals. Two Poles will play in Friday’s singles quarter-finals: Daniel Michalski and Filip Pieczonka.
Michalski, the top seed and the champion from two years ago, gave Jan Wygona no chance. Pieczonka, until earlier this year a player of AZS Poznań, came through a three-set match against the third seed Prihodko and is the biggest surprise of the day.
Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutyński will not defend his title. Last year’s champion lost to Germany’s Guttau after a second-set tie-break. Borys Zgoła also went out, having played two closely fought matches on the same day — in singles and in doubles — and lost both.
D. Michalski [1] ✓66J. Wygona [WC]21
V. Orlov [4] ✓66B. Zgoła [WC]44
N. Guttau ✓677F. Lechno-Wasiutyński [8]365
M. Cerny ✓6696K. Filar [7]47114F. Pieczonka ✓607
O. Prihodko [3]365
M. Savano [Q] ✓76
N. Catini52N. Mashtakov ✓66776
K. Kivattsev [6]78642
G. Campana Lee [5] ✓66
V. Basel34A Polish pair is already certain of a place in the doubles final. One semi-final brings together Piotr Matuszewski with Jan Werbliński and Chłodnicki with Sterniczuk, the other pits two foreign pairs against each other. Chłodnicki and Sterniczuk advanced by walkover — the second seeds Orlov and Pereira did not take to the court.
Basel/Ribero [1] ✓76Sroka/Zgoła [WC]54Matuszewski/Werbliński [4] ✓677Cerny/Mashtakov264Kellovsky/Pecak [3] ✓66610Prihodko/
Suresh7827Chłodnicki/Sterniczuk ✓Orlov/
Pereira [2]Every match today was of a very high standard, with plenty of interesting rallies. The weather held and so did the atmosphere. It is worth coming down to watch.
Jacek Muzolf, tournament director
On Friday play begins at 10:00. Michalski takes the court in the second match of the day, Pieczonka in the third. The day closes with an all-Polish doubles semi-final.
