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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m happy I\u2019m through, but it was a difficult, difficult match,\u201d she said. \u201cPlaying against Czechs on home soil \u2013\u00a0 I think we had a very nice atmosphere, and I think we played a great match.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Krejcikova saved the only break point she faced and won 77 percent of first serve points and 67 percent of second serve points against the 21-year-old world No.226. The two-time major champion didn\u2019t let the cool, breezy conditions bother her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso it was quite cold, so it\u2019s not really ideal for me. Because last week [in Athens] it was 30, 35, and today, it\u2019s like 20. I think that I dealt with the wind and with the conditions quite well,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Krejcikova has won 12 of her last 14 matches and will face Czech qualifier Denis Salkova in the quarterfinals on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was really serving quite well, and it was really tough to break her, especially in the first set, so also big credit to her,\u201d she said of Havlickova. \u201cShe is [part of] the future of Czech tennis, so I wish her all the best.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Four other Czechs will contest the quarterfinals on Friday, which includes two all-Czech matches. Top-seeded Maria Bouzkova will face Tereza Valentova, while third-seeded Sara Bejlek, who took out Maria Timofeeva, 6-1 6-1, on Thursday, will take on 18-year-old Lilli Tagger of Austria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quarters in Prague (featuring five from Czechia) <\/p>\n
[1] Bouzkova v Valentova [5]
Tararudee v Snigur [8]
Tagger v Bejlek [3]
Salkova v Krejcikova [2]<\/p>\n