fans had some extra impromptu entertainment from Barbora Krejcikova Awaiting the start of her third-round doubles match at a soggy SW19 the Czech took to social media for a quick Q&A session her very detailed dream sandwich and the most memorable advice Jana Novotna ever gave her Wimbledon 2024: Scores | Draws | Order of play Environmentally sustainable modes of travel are very important Asked whether she ever rode České Dráhy -- the national Czech railway operator -- she couldn't be more enthusiastic Krejcikova didn't just rep for Czech railways but did her bit for lesser-known travel destinations the birthplace of art nouveau painter Alfons Mucha also known for its annual asparagus and wine festival every May Krejcikova's dream holiday is somewhere a bit further afield: "Alaska Tennis players tend to have very strong opinions about food and drink please -- and the specificity of her ideal sandwich indicates that she's spent some time imagining it salt and pepper - all toasted (very important part I hate cold sandwiches)," Krejcikova wrote her favorite overall foods are steak and sushi and when Krejcikova's in the kitchen she likes to whip up a blueberry cake One answer will draw the ire of the tour's Italian contingent Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Jasmine Paolini have spent much of this year explaining why cappuccino after lunch is a cardinal sin on Daria Kasatkina's What The Vlog YouTube series Krejcikova dipped into a childhood memory when asked for her favorite match that she'd seen live: a 2008 doubles encounter featuring Lucie Safarova and Nicole Vaidisova against Dominika Cibulkova Her favorite players of all time were more straightforward: Justine Henin Vaidisova/Safarova against Hantuchova/Cibulkova in 2008 when I was their ball kid 😁 "More time for serve than 25 seconds," she wrote meaning when your opponent start to grunt or grunts louder during key points she highlights her two final defeats of Iga Swiatek One question drew Krejcikova's most poignant answer of the day Krejcikova replied: "I don’t have an exact answer to be honest I still think about her A LOT so she is still teaching me in some way I think her advices would be more accurate now But funny thing - she was very keen on me starting to fly in a business class as soon as I could afford it." But funny thing - she was very keen on me starting to fly in a business class as soon as I could afford it 😁 Flood warnings were in place at over 200 locations across the Czech Republic at 12pm today with the highest threat level 3 designated at 44 locations on more than 30 rivers and waterways River levels have been rising since Friday evening and the situation is getting worse as the rain continues the Central Flood Commission called on the governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region to declare a state of emergency The situation is also still serious in the Jeseniky area of Olomouc and the Frydlant area of Liberec but there are problems in several other regions as well Trains are not running on dozens of lines across the country since this morning due to extreme weather – some because of fallen trees Railway managers are trying to get the lines back up and running as soon as possible but heavy rain and strong winds have continued to complicate the situation since the morning “The extreme weather is complicating rail traffic The railway administration is working intensively to remove obstacles and at the moment traffic is stopped on several dozen lines We advise passengers to postpone their weekend journey unless absolutely necessary,” CD said Railway firefighters intervened in 28 incidents from Friday evening until 6am this morning mostly in the Liberec and Hradec Kralove regions a spokesman for the Railway Administration’s firefighters told reporters that the service was preparing for a demanding weekend more than 60,000 households in the Czech Republic were left without electricity this morning due to extreme rain and wind CEZ spokeswoman Sona Holingerova and E.ON spokesman Roman Spernak told journalists CEZ said the most failures (more than 20,000) were in the Usti nad Labem Region while over 13,000 were without power in the Liberec and Hradec Kralove regions Several thousand households were also without power in the Central Bohemia and Karlovy Vary Regions it is calmer in Moravia,” Holingerova said Several rivers in the Moravia-Silesia Region reached extreme flood threat this afternoon including the Opava river at Karlovice and the Cerna Opava river in Mnichov according to data from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMU) the situation improved and the level dropped slightly Severely raised water levels are expected to make their way to South Moravia by tomorrow where preparations are underway to mitigate the damage Around 180 patients were evacuated from the Hospital of the Merciful Brothers in Brno as water rising through the sewer system put technical facilities at risk including the hospital’s alternative power sources “Even though the hospital probably won’t be flooded technical facilities and alternative sources of electricity through the lower sewer the hospital would not be able to function which is why we are evacuating it to be safe,” said South Moravian Governor Jan Grolich mainly to the Brno faculty hospitals in Bohunice and St Today we are continuing mainly with follow-up care patients We will transport them to hospitals in Blansko Hustopeče and Boskovice,” said Pavel Piler director of the hospital of the Merciful Brothers Staff from the evacuated hospital will reinforce teams at these hospitals The river Svratka reached the third stage of flood warning at Brno-Židlochovice this afternoon exceeding four metres with a flow rate of 140 cubic metres per second it was in a dry state with less than five cubic metres which flows through several Brno city districts rose by tens of centimetres in the last 24 hours water managers explained that the rises in water levels are mainly controlled as part of the preventive draining of reservoirs the worst of the situation should be seen on Sunday “If heavy water and floods really come and we will have time to prepare for it,” said South Moravian Governor Jan Grolich Advertise with us Privacy Policy Brno Daily is a Czech media outlet for expats Our partners Czech tennis star Barbora Krejčíková has displayed her prowess on the court once again clinching both the singles and doubles titles at the San Diego Open this weekend claimed both titles in back-to-back matches on Saturday in California Krejčíková engaged in a thrilling showdown with American contender Sofia Kenin The hard-fought match unfolded with intensity ultimately resulting in Krejčíková's victory with a scoreline of 6-4 This win marked her seventh career title on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) circuit and the second of the year. It also broke her seven-month singles title drought, dating back to her victory at the Dubai Tennis Championships in February Surf's up, Barbora's edition 🏄‍♀️🤙A fabulous week in Southern California for @BKrejcikova 🏆 #SanDiegoOpen pic.twitter.com/XSjrNmBD9F Krejčíková recorded an impressive 11 aces in the singles final against Kenin consistently securing crucial game-winning points The Czech tennis star's ability to maintain composure during dramatic moments was evident in her triumphant finish Krejčíková showcased her doubles prowess alongside partner Kateřina Siniaková who is now the WTA's top-ranked doubles player The duo had little difficulty in a decisive victory over the American pair of Danielle Collins and CoCo Vandeweghe taking home the title in straight sets 6-1 This isn't the first time Krejčíková has won both singles and doubles titles at a major WTA open. The Czech star memorably accomplished the same feat at the French Open two years ago Alongside a cash prize of $120,000 (more than CZK 2.7 million crowns) Krejčíková also received a glass trophy and a surfboard in San Diego for her wins "I don't know how I'm going to take all these beautiful trophies home because I only have three bags with me," Krejčíková told reporters on the court after her victories Krejčíková's journey to the San Diego titles was not without its challenges She entered the tournament with a streak of four defeats at previous WTA tournaments and has struggled with an ankle injury since last July In the days leading up to her singles victory at the 2023 San Diego Open Krejčíková will move into the WTA's top ten following her win this weekend where she'll join Czech compatriots Markéta Vondroušová (currently ranked 6th worldwide) and Karolína Muchová (8th) Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. Why not enjoy it with our daily newsletter? 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This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page three different artistic styles and now highly appreciated works that break records in auction houses despite coming from small Bohemian and Moravian country towns The artist also made the first Czechoslovak stamp, took part in the decorating work in St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle, Mayor Hall of the Municipal House in Prague as well as the Paris underground The works by the famous painter are very well documented in the Mucha Museum located in the baroque Kaunic Palace in Prague’s New Town photos and personal belongings from the family collection the exhibition also includes famous posters created for Sarah Bernhardt the legendary Parisian actress from the end of the 19th century A demonstrative installation of Mucha’s studio From 5 May you can visit the Art Gallery in Ostrava located in the “Dům umění” (Art House) that displays a series of exhibitions of Mucha’s works from his beginnings up to his late works on the occasion of last year’s 150th anniversary of Mucha’s birth a Czech painter and graphic artist of world-wide renown became co-founder of the modern abstract art movement He was born in Opočná in East Bohemia and spent his youth in nearby Dobruška After graduating from the Prague Art Academy he stayed shortly in Vienna located in Sovovy mlýny at Kampa in Prague Kupka’s first works are displayed in the Museum of National History in Dobruška also spent a large part of his life in France and is sometimes even considered as a French painter He studied at the University of Applied Arts in Prague in Jan Preisler’s studio mystery and symbolism to the works by his teacher An exhibition of a set of Šíma’s graphic prints called “Paris” will take place from the end of September until the end of December this year in the Modern Art Gallery in the town of Hradec Králové Visitors will be able to see some of his top works inspired by poetic texts of poets and writers of his time More tips for trips and holiday in the Czech Republic are available at www.tipsfortrips.cz E: ticoalu@czechtourism.com Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara announces a double exhibition from March 22 to July 2025 dedicated to lovers of European art between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: the protagonists will be Alphonse Mucha and Giovanni Boldini two artists who celebrated beauty and feminine charm.Alphonse Mucha: master of Art NouveauAlphonse Mucha (Ivancice a Czech-born artist of international renown is universally known for his advertising posters particularly those dedicated to the actress Sarah Bernhardt But his career went far beyond advertising graphics Mucha successfully tried his hand at photography The monographic exhibition to be dedicated to him curated by Sarah and John Mucha in collaboration with the Mucha Foundation and organized by Arthemisia and Fondazione Ferrara Arte will explore the various aspects of his artistic production and vision highlighting the role of beauty and the inspirational power of art as a tool for the progress of humanity Job (1896) and Médée (1898) testify to his unmistakable style the “Mucha style,” a decorative language that defined aesthetics in fin de siècle Paris an artist from Ferrara who settled in Paris was the portraitist of the worldliness and luxury of the international elite often portrayed in dynamic poses and enveloped in vibrant brushwork embody the sophisticated beauty of the society of the time The rooms of theTisi wing of the Palazzo dei Diamanti will host a significant selection of paintings drawings and engravings dedicated to the theme of portraits and the female figure from the Museo Giovanni Boldini the most important public collection of works by the great Ferrarese master which will reopen in the renovated Ferrarese complex of Palazzo Massari in 2026 In addition to works such as The Lady in Pink (1916) and Firework (c studies of full-length women and individual female faces will be on display documenting the artist’s relationship with his surroundings as well as his skill and readiness to record poses and attitudes emphasizing Boldini’s ability to capture the movement