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From the ArchivesLendl and Navrátilová: home and away
The year is 1984, and Ivan Lendl plays the winning point against John
McEnroe in the final of the French Open in Paris, one of eight Grand Slam
singles titles in his career. The 1970s and 80s were period of huge tennis
success in Czechoslovakia, and the country put considerable resources into
the sport. Unlike most of their compatriots, the country’s top tennis
players were able to travel round the world, and when Czechoslovak Radio
caught up with the 19-year-old Lendl just before Christmas 1979, it was
during one of his rare trips back home: More
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This week in Mailbox: Radio Prague’s annual contest; important message
for Andrew Bultas; the Czech-born tennis legend Martina Navrátilová;
reception reports from Australia and New Zealand; earthquakes in the Czech
Republic. Listeners quoted: Andrew Bultas, Mostofa Kamal, Bob Boundy,
Sanusi Isah, Li Ming.
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This week in Mailbox: 60 years on, the death of Jan Masaryk remains
unresolved; problems downloading Radio Prague’s audio files; fees charged
by Czech banks; descendants of Sophie Chotek; Czech tennis legend Martina
Navrátilová. Listeners quoted: Aloisie Krasny, Colin Law, Steve Price,
Michael Fanderys, Gautam Sharma.
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In sports news this week: Katerina Neumannova is named Czech sportswoman of
the year, while Martina Navratilova is declared a Czech sports legend;
Speed skater Martina Sablikova wins the European championships in Italy;
and
goalkeeper Petr Cech may make an early return to action after being
sidelined with a fractured skull. More
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