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Fitzpatrick
Qualifies in Czech Republic
 Anna
Fitzpatrick has qualified for the
main draw of the $25,000 Zubr Cup in
Prerov, Czech Republic after a
convincing victory over local
favourite Nikola Frankova in the
final qualifying round.
Anna, the top
seed in the qualifying competition,
defeated Lenka Jurikova in her
opening match and followed with a
6-3, 6-4 win over Frankova, the
Czech who reached the quarterfinals
last year and captured the doubles
title.
Monte-Carlo
Academy Director of Coaching David
Sammel, who is with the 18-year-old
in Prerov, believes Anna’s hard work
is paying dividends. “We had an
excellent week of practice in
Roehampton last week and it was
perfect that Anna was in qualifying
as she needed to get match tight
again,” said Sammel.
“Yesterday
[against Jurikova] she started a
little ropey but got better as the
match progressed. Today she came out
and eliminated the unnecessary
errors and kept the pressure on
throughout. Anna showed her class
coming forward and the work done
last week to help her read the net
better is paying off.”
The main draw
begins on Wednesday.
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