Federer waltzes past Stepanek

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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.

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...

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.

Bhupathi and Bopanna reached the semi-finals after getting a walkover from rivals Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek. (Getty Images) Meanwhile, Sania and Bethanie's campaign ended in the women's doubles after their 4-6 3-6 defeat against top seeds and local ...

Potito Starace set up his seventh career meeting with Roger Federer with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 comeback win over Czech Radek Stepanek on a windy Monday at the Rome Masters. Starace, ranked 293 after reaching 27th on the ATP computer in 2007, needed nearly ...