Žádné parcely, žádná auta. Teď musíš investovat do sebe a svého týmu, radil Štěpánek teenagerovi Mrvovi

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Ač oba aktéři jsou vyhlášení showmani, více než humorné scénky předváděli kvalitní tenis. A radoval se ten starší. Prohrával sice 6:3, ale protože lépe zvládl desátou hru „o všechno“, zvítězil. A sklidil za to zasloužené ovace nadšeného publika.

Jak jste si exhibici s domácím teenagerem užil?

Náramně. Myslím, že jsme ukázali, že i tenisem se dá bavit. Já to dělal celý život a nehodlám to měnit. A je hezké vidět, že je tady někdo, kdo to umí také.

Co pro vás znamenal návrat do Prostějova?

Krásné vzpomínky. Prožil jsem tady velkou část své kariéry. Jako jediný turnaj jsem ten zdejší vyhrál třikrát. Vracím se sem strašně rád kvůli historii, co tady mám. Bylo hezké vidět, co přichází po nás. Maxovi, ale i všem ostatním klukům držím palce, aby naše vzpomínky překryli novými, a doufám, že se jim to povede?

Řekl jste Mrvovi, že ho čeká ještě spousta práce?

Pověděl jsem mu, že tenis má v ruce, že ví, co na kurtě dělá, oko na to trochu mám. Zdůraznil jsem mu však také, že teď k tomu musí přidat tvrdou dřinu. Bez ní to nejde. Jen zábavou se nikam nedostane. Má před sebou spoustu let. Poradil jsem mu, ať využije každý den naplno, protože kariéra je časově omezená. Hlavně nekupovat parcely, auta, ale investovat do sebe do svého týmu. Dát si tu šanci, až jednou skončí s tenisem, aby se mohl ohlídnout zpátky a říct si, dal jsem tomu sto procent a nemusím si dělat žádné výčitky.

Exhibici, byť se pro vás nevyvíjela optimálně, jste nakonec vyhrál. Kam tento úspěch řadíte?

Samozřejmě letos nejvýš! Ale vážně. Nebylo to tady o vítězství nebo o prohře, ale jsme individuální sportovci a každé vítězství potěší.

Foto: Petr Marek

Radek Štěpánek (vlevo) a Maxim Mrva (vpravo) po exhibici v Prostějově

Kdy jste hrál tenis naposledy?

Včera, když jsem se na dnešek připravoval. Zápas asi před dvěma lety.

Jak se vůbec s tenisem v nynější době potkáváte?

Jsem v tenisovém dění neustále, byť momentálně nikoho netrénuji. Poslední dva měsíce jsem se připravoval na sérii turnajů legend, která ale byla odložena. Mohu tedy trénovat víc. Jinak sleduji turnaje, s hráči jsem ve spojení. Pořád má tenis místo v mém životě, i když se ženou tancujeme kolem dvou malých dcer.

Jak je tour legend, o které jste hovořil, vymyšlená a proč byla odložena?

Byly poskládány tři skupiny o pěti hráčích, kteří se budou utkávat různě po světě. Denně se odehrají tři dvouhry a jedna čtyřhra. Má se to hrát naplno, ať to má smysl. První dva turnaje byly zrušeny, protože jejich pořadatelé nesplnili podmínky. Doufám, že v srpnu to ale začne. Těším se. Musím však respektovat číslo v občance a co mám zdravotně za sebou. Před třemi lety jsme už něco podobného hráli. Všechny nás to bavilo, je to týmová soutěž. Za pět dnů, co jsme byli spolu, jsme si toho řekli víc než za celou dobu, kdy jsme cestovali po světě. Je to uvolněnější. Řekli jsme si různé příběhy, kdo jak se kdy cítil, kdo koho a čím štval. Jsou to zkrátka fantastické dny.

Foto: Luděk Peřina, ČTK

Radek Štěpánek na exhibici v Prostějově

Co říkáte na progres našich hráčů?

Super. Fandím jim. Tři se dostali ke dvacítce a doufám, že Max se tam také dotáhne. Jak se říká, když člověk vylézá Mount Everest vzduch řídne, každý krok, každý metr je cítit. Kluci se tedy budou muset pořád zlepšovat. Vím z vlastní zkušenosti, že jste-li takto nahoře, přestává to být o úderech, ale spíše je to o práci mimo kurt. Jak si člověk naplánuje turnaje, odpočinek, aby to všechno do sebe ideálně zapadalo.

Na kurtě jste mluvil o tom, že jste měl nedávno možnost zatrénovat si se světovou jedničkou Jannikem Sinnerem. V čem je jeho dominance?

Má kolem sebe poskládaný skvělý tým. Jeho tenis je neuvěřitelně disciplinovaný, konzistentní. V hlavě je hrozně silný, soupeřům ukazuje jen pozitivní reakce, žádnou slabinu, nic, čeho by se mohli chytnout. Je strašně rychlý, má skvělý kraťas, dokáže jít i na síť, zlepšil také servis. Je rovněž otevřený všemu. Tenis snídá, obědvá, večeří. Proto je na vrcholu.

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