Feb 18 • 12:23 UTC 🇨🇿 Czechia Aktuálně.cz

Every sixth top female tennis player is Czech. Muchová and others have taken the season by storm

Czech female tennis players have started the year strongly with multiple titles and significant rankings in global competitions.

The Czech women's tennis scene has kicked off the year with impressive momentum, as Sára Bejlek and Karolína Muchová have already secured personal titles by February. Both players are currently ranked in the top thirteen for the upcoming WTA Finals, showcasing their potential to rise even further, as noted by former tennis player Lucie Šafářová. She expressed optimism about their ability to push each other further in the rankings due to their healthy competition.

With the new tennis season just a month and a half in, the presence of Czech flags is prominent in the top fifty of the World Tennis Rankings, where eight players proudly represent their country. This statistic means that if you lined up the top fifty players, every sixth player would be Czech, a remarkable achievement for a nation of its size. The only country with a better representation is the USA, which boasts ten players in the top fifty, highlighting the strength of Czech talent in the sport.

Lucie Šafářová, during a talk show appearance, celebrated the strong performance of Czech female players, suggesting that their success is fueled by mutual motivation and a spirit of healthy competition among them. She reminisced about her own success in tournaments in the Middle East, including her 2015 victory in Doha, and reflected on the continued success of Czech players in this region, with significant wins from icons such as Petra Kvitová and Karolína Plíšková over the years.

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