Ostrava´s samurai Paya
The Asian tournament ended for Pavel in his historically greatest success for the present. In the first tournament in Japan he won through as unseeded player in semi-final. Thanks to this result he was not obliged to play qualification of another tournament in Vietnamese Ho Chi Minh City. He gained a special exception from ATP organization “special exame”. It enabled him to enter the main competition. In it, Paya, how the fans called him during the whole tournament, did not hesitate and showed concentrated performance. It brought him into the tournament victory. It is his first ATP tournament title. And in addition, Ostrava has waited to see! It has been 16 years since that Václav Roubíček (except Ivan Lendl) last won ATP tournament in 1991. Now there is again the tennis player from Ostrava who can come through among the world top.
It is wonderful feeling to win my first ATP tournament title in my career, but it is clear that I will have to confirm upswing in form in other tournament as well. My clear intention is the entrée into the first world hundred in ATP ranking.
