Radek Stepanek has an unlikely opportunity to make a name for himself. It is not inconceivable that he wins his two matches and reaches the semi-final. 
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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Quotes about Radek Stepanek
Radek Stepanek has an unlikely opportunity to make a name for himself. It is not inconceivable that he wins his two matches and reaches the semi-final.
was said
in BBC News
Last year I had a match against Radek Stepanek which was really extremely difficult, one of the toughest in my career ... I reached the final, so it could be the same this year. It's always good to have long matches in the early stages.
was said
in Irish Times
I have played a few times against Sa and even lost a singles against him at Wimbledon some years ago. I have never won against him, but I didn't want to think about it. I had expected that Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek would come through, but they got beaten. That shows anything can happen here.
said Leander Paes
in New Kerala
Quotes from articles mentioning Radek Stepanek
I don't try and find a balance ... I try and beat Federer. Ideally, I'd like to knock him out of the competition if I can. I'd rather not have to play him twice in one week. He's the best player ever.
said Andy Murray
in USA Today
