...to London this week Sampras played exhibitions in Bratislava, where he beat Dominik Hrbaty, and in Prague, where he beat Radek Stepanek, the current world No27. "I can still serve and volley reasonably well," he said. "My body's holding up fine, because these...
...some of those defeats came against players outside the top 20 -- notably American Mardy Fish, ranked 23rd, and Czech plugger Radek Stepanek (26). Even Andy Roddick, usually a pushover rival, managed to get in on the act, registering only his second win in...
...and 3-6. When Roddick pulled out with a bad ankle, it was a gift from the tennis gods and Roger was able to defeat Radek Stepanek, Roddick's replacement, in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. The turning point of the tournament came on Friday when Roger faced a red-hot...
...superb determination and fighting spirit. Federer, in his previous two matches in Shanghai against Gilles Simon and Radek Stepanek, had struggled to find his form. He had been misfiring on the forehand side, showing a lack of patience, where he would often...
...his racquet across over his head to hit a passing shot winner. The match of the day was between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Radek Stepanek. Stepanek played close to his best tennis for most of the match, putting Tsonga under a lot of pressure to come up with passing...
...year with 14 losses, the most since his breakthrough 2003 campaign, with some of those defeats coming against pluggers such as Radek Stepanek and Mardy Fish. Troubled by back soreness, Federer will take a short break before preparing for the Kooyong Classic...
...he displayed superb determination and fighting spirit. In his previous two round-robin matches against Gilles Simon and Radek Stepanek, Federer had struggled to find his form. He had been misfiring on the forehand side, showing a lack of patience, where he...
...Cup champion, fell to 1-2. The Swiss star's defeat handed a semifinal berth to Frenchman Gilles Simon (2-1), who beat Radek Stepanek 6-1, 6-4 earlier in the day. Simon, who got into the tournament when top-ranked Rafael Nadal withdrew due to an injury before...
...be a long, difficult struggle, too. His victory also benefited fellow Masters Cup newcomer Gilles Simon, who earlier beat Radek Stepanek in a meaningless match. On this day, all that mattered was Murray vs. Federer, who knew he would advance if he won and...
...Gilles Simon, who beat Federer in his first round-robin match Monday, claimed the group's other semifinals spot. Simon defeated Radek Stepanek 6-1, 6-4 in just more than an hour and didn't face a break point in the match. But he had to wait out the result...