Federer, Serena cruise in Madrid

Defending champion Roger Federer looked comfortable on clay in his first match in two months Tuesday, easing past Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open.

Roger Federer made a winning return after a two-month absence from the court as he cruised to 6-3, 6-3 win over Radek Stepanek to move into the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday. Roger Federer. (AFP/Javier Soriano) MADRID - Roger Federer ...

Stepanek of the Czech Republic beat seventh-seeded Youzhny of Russia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to advance to the second round.

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 th...

Radek Dvorak scored two goals, Jonas Hiller made 27 saves after missing four games because of an illness, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night.

Yuriy Schukin and Andrey Golubev beat Radek Stepanek and Jan Hajek 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-3 in doubles Saturday to cut the Czech Republic's lead against Kazakhstan in the Davis cup quarterfinals to 2-1.

The Czechs are already without injured world No. 6 Tomas Berdych, while Stepanek is coming back from neck surgery.

Radek Stepanek says he has recovered from a back injury and is available to play for defending champion Czech Republic in next month's Davis Cup quarter-final.

Radek Martinek scored the tiebreaking goal eight minutes into the third period and the New York Islanders handed Montreal its first regulation loss in nearly a month with a 6-3 victory Tuesday night.