May 12, 2012 @ 11:34 / posted by Nadine

This week, Tomas plays the Masters 1000 in Madrid.

Being the first tournament, the Mutua Madrid Open changed the colour of the clay courts.

While most of the players claim that they can’t get along with the different clay, Tomas seems to cope with this special surface extremly well.

With a bye in the opening round, the opponent in the second round was K. Anderson, Tomas defeated him 6-4, 6-3.

G. Monfils waited in the following round, but he got only 2 games in the whole match and lost 6-1, 6-1 against Tomas.

In the 1/4-final, F. Verdasco tried to stop Tomas. The Spaniard defeated in the previous round the world number 2 R. Nadal, but against Tomas, he had no chance at all. Tomas lost only 3 games to get into the 1/2-final.

On Saturday he defeated J. del Potro in the round of the last 4 (7-6(5), 7-6(6)).

Roger Federer was the opponent in the final. Unfortunately, the Swiss was the luckier one in this final, Tomas lost 6-3, 5-7, 5-7.

Apr 22, 2012 @ 10:40 / posted by Nadine

The first tournament after the Davis Cup 1/4-final was a Masters 1000.

Tomas was seeded on position 6 and had a bye in the opening round.

In his first match, M. Cilic from Croatia waited for him. After a tight first set, Tomas finished the match with a comfortable second set (7-6 (3), 6-1).

Against K. Nishikori (12th seeded), Tomas lost a set, but he won the match 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

A. Murray was the opponent in the 1/4-final. Tomas beat Murray 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3 to be in the semifinal.

In the round of the last 4, N. Djokovic waited for Tomas.

The top seeded Serbian defeated Tomas in three sets.

Apr 05, 2012 @ 21:26 / posted by Nadine

The Czech Republic played the 1/4-final against Serbia.

Tomas lead his team into this tie and  defeated V. Troicki in the opening match on Friday 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.

Afterwards, R. Stepanek lost against J. Tipsarevic 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-9.

On Saturday, Tomas and Radek won against N. Zimonjic and I. Bozoljac 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(4).

Due to Tomas’ and Lukas’ wins on Sunday, the Czech Republic defeated Serbia 4-1.

Argentina will be the oponent in the 1/2-final.

Feb 29, 2012 @ 21:46 / posted by Nadine

The tournament in Dubai has a tough main draw. All of the 8 seeded players belong to the top 10 of the world.

Tomas is seeded on position 5.

In the first two matches, Tomas showed that he is in a great shape at the moment.

He defeated the B. Becker 6-2, 6-2 and L. Lacko 6-1, 6-2.

The opponent in the 1/4-final will be A. Murray.

Feb 12, 2012 @ 21:04 / posted by Nadine

Tomas is playing in Rotterdam again, where he could win the doubles title in 2008.

On monday, 13th February, the ABN Amro World Tennis tournament is beginning, with Tomas seeded on position 2.

In the first round, he faced L. Rosol, who played Davis Cup together with Tomas, last weekend. Tomas won the match 6-4, 6-2.

M. Baghdatis was the opponent in the second round, but the match didn’t last long, Baghdatis retired at 0-3 due to an injury.

With the 1/4-final victory over Italian A. Seppi (6-4, 6-2), Tomas reached the 1/2-final.

The opponent in the round of the last four was Juan Martin del Potro. Del Potro won the match 6-3, 6-1.

Together with L. Kubot, Tomas played doubles again. They had a tough opponent in the first round, the second seeded N. Zimonjic and M. Llodra. They lost the match 3-6, 6-3, 7-10.

Feb 12, 2012 @ 20:47 / posted by Nadine

The Czech Republic faced Italy, in the World Group’s first round match.

Together with R. Stepanek, L. Rosol and F. Cermak, Tomas tried to advance to the 1/4-final.

In the first rubber, R. Stepanek defeated A. Seppi 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Tomas played the second singles match on friday and won the match 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 against S. Bolelli.

After the first day, it was 2-0 for the Czech Republic and the following doubles could bring the decission.

On Saturday, Tomas and Radek played doubles against D. Bracciali and P. Starace. It should be the deciding match in this tie, the Czech Republic won the match 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

The last two singles matches were: L. Rosol against A. Seppi ( 4-6, 6-3, 6-4) and F. Cermak against S. Bolelli ( 4-6, 4-6).

The Czech Republic defeated Italy 4-1. In the 1/4-final, the opponent will be Serbia!

Feb 06, 2012 @ 12:31 / posted by Nadine

Before the final, Tomas had a 6-6 record in finals on the ATP tour.

The 13th final should bring his 7th title. Starting in 2004 with the title in Palermo, Tomas won one title in every year (except 2006).

However, it was G. Monfils who didn’t want Tomas to win the title. The local hero was the first one during the tournament who was able to win a set against Tomas.

After more than 2 hours, the match was over and Tomas had won the match 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. It was the 7th title for Tomas and the first one in 2012.

Next weekend, Tomas is going to play Davis Cup for the Czech Republic against Italy, in Ostrava.

Jan 30, 2012 @ 12:37 / posted by Nadine

The first Grand Slam tournament of the year is over and Tomas proved that he definitely belongs to the top 8 players of the world and that he is getting closer to the top guys.

This week, he plays a tournament in Montpellier, France.

Tomas is seeded on position one and has a bye in the opening round.

His opponent in the second round was F. Serra who came through the qualification. Tomas started perfectly into the tournament, he defeated Serra 6-0, 6-2 in less than one hour.

N. Mahut was the next one who tried to challenge Tomas, with no success either. He lost to Tomas without being able to win a set  (Tomas won 6-3, 6-4).

In the semifinal, a German waited for Tomas, P. Kohlschreiber. Again, it was Tomas who dominated and won the match without dropping a set. Tomas’ service was really strong, he didn’t lose his service game at all and won the match 6-3, 6-4.

On sunday, 5th February, Tomas plays the final against G. Monfils, not before 2:30 p.m.