Czechs lose two Olympic hopefuls

The last two Czech tennis hopefuls have lost their respective matches in the Beijing Olympics. Lucie Šafářová lost 5:7, 4:6 in the third round, while Tomáš Berdych also lost in the third round. The latter was defeated by tennis champion Rogera Federer. Tomáš Berdych beat the current number one in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. In an interview after the match, the Czech stated that he could have beaten his opponent and blamed himself for an unsatisfactory performance.