Czech tennis player Jiri Vesley survived a serious accident in which his car was destroyed. Vesley escaped with slight neck pain. Due to the accident, he has pulled out of the Svijany Open in Liberec, where he was the top seed.

Looking at the damage to the car, Vesely was certainly lucky to be not injured in the accident.

In 2020, Vesely won his first title since 2015 at the Maharashtra Open beating Egor Gerasimov. He reached a career-high ranking of world number 35 in 2015. He is currently ranked 87 in the world. He has won two singles titles in his career.