Stepanek defeats Youzhny in Munich
Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic beat seventh-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the BMW Open.
Youzhny was the second former winner of the clay-court event to be eliminated after two-time champion Nikolay Davydenko lost on Monday. Youzhny was the 2010 winner.
Fifth-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov defeated Ukrainian countryman...
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Davis Cup: No Stepanek in QF opening singles
The Czech Republic has rested Radek Stepanek and chosen Jan Hajek and Lukas Rosol to try to give the Davis Cup defending champions a good start against host Kazakhstan in the opening singles of their quarterfinal on Friday.
The Czechs are already without injured world No. 6 Tomas Berdych, while Stepanek, who earned the winning point in the final against Spain last year, is coming...
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April 04, 2013
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Stepanek back from surgery for Czech Davis Cup
Radek Stepanek has recovered from neck surgery and is expected to play doubles for defending champion Czech Republic in the Davis Cup quarterfinals against Kazakhstan.
Stepanek, who had surgery on Jan. 28, is likely to team up again with Tomas Berdych for the April 5-7 matchup on an indoor clay court in Astana.
Stepanek and Berdych played all five matches when the Czechs beat Spain...
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March 26, 2013
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Stepanek back for Davis Cup quarters
Radek Stepanek has recovered from neck surgery and is expected to play doubles for defending champion Czech Republic in the Davis Cup quarterfinals against Kazakhstan.
Stepanek, who had surgery on Jan. 28, is likely to team up again with Tomas Berdych for the April 5-7 matchup on an indoor clay court in Astana.
Stepanek and Berdych played all five matches when the Czechs beat Spain...
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March 26, 2013
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Tennis player tries distracting Djokovic
Czech Republic tennis pro Radek Stepanek tried to distract No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic from throwing a forehand slam by turning his back and sticking out his rear end during Friday's third round Australian Open match. It happened in the second set as Stepanek approached the net and hit a poor volley to Djokovic. As Stepanek had no chance of stopping a forehand slam by Djokovic...
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