Tomáš Macháč is a Czech tennis player, a Davis Cup representative and a participant in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Tomáš Macháč is a Czech tennis player. In 2022 Czech Television described him as a "Czech Davis Cup representative", that is, a member of the Czech Republic's team for the Davis Cup competition [2]. Macháč plays both singles and doubles and has competed in Challenger-level tournaments as well as at the Summer Olympic Games.
2022 season
In February 2022 he played at the indoor tournament in Marseille, where in the second round of the singles he lost to the Russian player Roman Safiullin 6:7, 4:6, 6:7 [2]. According to the source, he was twenty-one years old at the time [2]. In the first set he saved three set points in the tiebreak, which he went on to win, but his opponent turned the match around and took the deciding set in a tiebreak 7:4 [2].
In April of the same year he played at the TK Sparta Prague Open challenger. In the quarterfinal he beat Lukáš Rosol, but he injured his ribs during that match [3]. Because of the rib injury he had to withdraw from the semifinal, which he was to play against the defending champion Dalibor Svrčina, who therefore advanced to the final without a fight [3]. Macháč said to Tenisový svět: "I was really looking forward to the match, but unfortunately I can't lift my arm at all. The ribs are in really bad shape." [3] He added that he wished his opponent luck in the final [3]. Svrčina responded with the words: "I'm sad that I won't be playing the semifinal against Tomáš today... I wish him a quick recovery and I think his decision is the right one." [3]
2024 Olympic Games in Paris
According to the overview of the Czech Olympic Committee, Macháč competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the men's doubles [1]. In the first round on 29 July 2024 he beat the British pair Salisbury/Skupski 4:6, 6:3, 10:8 [1]. In the round of 16 on 30 July 2024 he defeated the Chilean pair Jarry/Tabilo 5:7, 7:6, 10:4 [1]. In the quarterfinal on 31 July 2024 he won against the German pair Krawietz/Puetz 3:6, 6:1, 10:5 [1]. In the semifinal on 1 August 2024 he lost to the American pair Krajicek/Ram 2:6, 2:6 [1]. In the bronze medal match on 3 August 2024 he lost to the American pair Fritz/Paul 3:6, 4:6 and finished fourth in the doubles [1].
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- Český olympijský výbor — 3 August 2024
- Česká televize — 17 February 2022
- Česká televize — 23 April 2022