Mentalita šampiona a silné zázemí. Berdych řekl, proč Menšíkovi věří i na grandslam

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Před takřka dvaceti lety si český junák prošlápl cestu až k trofeji, když v pětisetové bitvě o titul udolal Chorvata Ivana Ljubičiče. „Mám z toho i teď husí kůži. Vedl jsem 2:0 na sety, pak to bylo 2:2. Na lavičce jsem si ale řekl, že neprohraju, i kdybych se měl rozkrájet,“ líčil Berdych během rozhovoru pro česká média.

Menšíkovy floridské výkony ho jen utvrdily, že 19letý prostějovský talent má na to, proniknout do sfér, kde dlouhou dobu sám přebýval. A možná ještě výš. „Může to být můj následovník,“ věří bývalý čtvrtý hráč světa.

„Kuba celý turnaj skvěle odservíroval, ale jen s podáním se takhle velká akce vyhrát nedá. Je vidět ten progres. V batohu má spoustu zbraní, vylepšuje, přidává, skládá dohromady a z toho pak padají ty výsledky. Kuba se i výborně pohybuje a daleko víc si věří na forhend, ze kterého dělá víc bodů. Bekhendově už solidní byl. Takže se máme na co těšit,“ přikývl Berdych, který před závorku vytkl Menšíkovu nejsilnější stránku. A tou je mentalita.

„To je samozřejmě jeho přednost číslo 1. On ty složité situace zvládá, ale hodně na tom pracuje a má k tomu předpoklady. A to je jeden ze znaků, že to může být opravdu velký hráč,“ tvrdil daviscupový kapitán, který vypíchnul i možná nejdůležitější souvislost.

„Rodiče. To je největší stavební kámen. To, jak ho vychovali, jakou z něj udělali osobnost. To je nejlepší základ, jak současnou situaci zvládnout,“ myslí si Berdych.

Menšík se ve světovém žebříčku posunul o 30 míst na 24. pozici na světě. Pro spoustu soupeřů bude mít skalp šampiona z Miami prestižní hodnotu. „Tenisová realita je taková, že (na antuce) v Monte Carlu musí do kvalifikace. Ale to jsou ty příběhy, co tenis píše,“ řekl kapitán českého týmu.

„Kuba je mladý borec, na kterého se budou chtít všichni vytáhnout, ale on ještě není u top 10, což je pozice, kam míří a na kterou má. Podle mě je jen otázkou času, kdy se tam dostane.“ A týká se to podle Berdycha i grandslamu. „To je obrovská skládačka, ale s tím, co si na Kuba na ten kurt nese, tak šanci má. Důležité je, aby měl pořád hlad a měl za čím stoupat. Doufám, že to je jen začátek jeho úspěšné cesty.“

Menšíkův floridský triumf je přitom třetím českým turnajovým vavřínem na okruhu ATP v tomto roce. V lednu ovládl dvěstěpadesátku v Brisbane Jiří Lehečka, v Acapulcu na pětistovce ho napodobil Tomáš Macháč a do třetice se aplaudovalo českému tenistovi na tisícovce v Miami. Pojem česká nová vlna dostal nový obsah na kurtech.

„To je naprosto perfektní, vždyť uběhly jen tři měsíce sezony. Kluci předvádějí skvělé výkony a za půl roku si mohou vydobýt ještě lepší pozici,“ řekl Berdych směrem k zářijové daviscupové kvalifikaci na americké půdě.

„Doufám, že budu brzy předehnán, a je jedno, kým z té naší trojice. Pokud by byl někdo z kluků první nebo druhý na světě, tak to je to nejhezčí, co sport může nabídnout. Je přece skvělé, pokud můžeme sledovat, že naše malá země má ty nejlepší tenisty,“ řekl Berdych.

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