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Federer, Williams advance to Madrid 3rd round

"I'm very happy, because he has caused me difficulties in the past," Federer said about the 34-year-old Stepanek - who these days is one of the few players on tour older than the Swiss star.

Stepanek defeats Youzhny at Munich even

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.

Czechs, Swiss tied after Day 1

Rosol is taking the place of last year's Czech Davis Cup hero Radek Stepanek, who was forced to miss this tie because of a back injury.

Champion Czechs ready for Federer-less host Swiss

Rosol is taking the place of last year's Czech Davis Cup hero Radek Stepanek, who was forced to miss this tie because of a back injury.

Czechs open Davis Cup title defense in Switzerland

Berdych and Stepanek played all five matches when the Czechs beat Spain 3-2 in the final last November in Prague.

Stepanek to miss Davis Cup opener

"I cannot take part with the guys, unfortunately I have a problem with my disc that I have to have an operation on," the 34-year-old Stepanek said in a video on the team's Facebook page.

Sharapova rocks after win over Venus in Australia

"Stepanek won 36 of the 67 points he played at the net, forcing Djokovic out of his comfort zone at the back of the court and making him work for every point.

Djokovic rolls into fourth round in Oz

"The Serbian star broke the 31st-seeded Stepanek once in each set and fired 37 winners en route to victory, his seventh straight against the Czech veteran and 17th straight overall in Melbourne.

Djokovic wins 17th straight match at Aussie Open

Novak Djokovic has won his 17th straight match at the Australian Open, beating Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the third round Friday.

Stepanek advances; Chardy falls at Sydney

Radek Stepanek was an easy first-round winner, while Jeremy Chardy was an early upset Tuesday at the Sydney International tennis event, a final Australian Open tune-up.

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Berdych was injured and Stepanek was rested from the opening singles.

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Czech captain Jaroslav Navratil said Tuesday that Stepanek is likely to play doubles this time.