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In Sports News this Monday: Czechs beat Romania to stay in the Davis Cup
World Group; in football, Plzeň wins its first point in the Champions
League; the Czech top hockey league begins; and Jaromír Jágr arrives in
Philadelphia for yet another NHL season. More
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In Sports News: the Czech women’s tennis team edges Belgium in Charleroi
to reach its first Fed Cup final in 23 years; famous football club Slavia
balances on edge of abyss over unpaid wages; Czechs make their mark in the
NHL playoffs. More
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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