http://www.mail.com/people/13056-radek-stepanek.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/13056-radek-stepanek.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2083012-venus-loses-to-robson-who-faces-serena.html ROME (AP) — Beating one of the Williams sisters is an accomplishment any young tennis player should celebrate. Winning consecutive matches against both of them would likely be a career highlight. British teenager Laura Robson faces that task after beating Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 on Monday at the Italian Open to set up a second-round match against younger ... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:29:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2083012-venus-loses-to-robson-who-faces-serena.html 2013-05-13T22:29:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082054-venus-williams-exits-1st-round-italian-open.html ROME (AP) — Venus Williams lost to Laura Robson 6-3, 6-2 in the wind at the Italian Open on Monday, ending prospects for a sister showdown in the second round. Serena Williams, who won the Madrid Open on Sunday, watched the match from the stands. Robson had eight double-faults and Williams six, the gusts complicating play at Foro Italico. Williams' errors... Mon, 13 May 2013 16:10:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082054-venus-williams-exits-1st-round-italian-open.html 2013-05-13T16:10:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069070-djokovic-loses-2nd-round-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before taking the lead, and Djokovic then appeared to hurt his right ankle when trailing 4-2 in the second... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:56:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069070-djokovic-loses-2nd-round-madrid-open.html 2013-05-07T23:56:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069206-tomics-hitting-partner-calls-father-ban.html The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was barred Tuesday from being accredited to upcoming ATP events pending an investigation into allegations that he assaulted his son's training partner ahead of this week's Madrid Open. John Tomic was charged with assault after allegedly head-butting the hitting partner, Thomas Drouet, on Saturday outsid... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:58:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069206-tomics-hitting-partner-calls-father-ban.html 2013-05-07T22:58:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2002324-kazakhs-cut-czechs-lead-to-2-1-davis-cup-qfs.html ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — 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. After rallying from a break down to win the first set, the Kazakh pair broke decisively in the ninth game of the second. They then won ... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:25:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2002324-kazakhs-cut-czechs-lead-to-2-1-davis-cup-qfs.html 2013-04-06T10:25:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic repelled a challenge from Radek Stepanek to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open and still had plenty left over to unleash some stinging shots at Lance Armstrong after the doping-tainted cyclist's long-expected confession. Djokovic broke the 34-year-old, 34th-ranked Stepanek late in each set of a 6-... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html 2013-01-18T11:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827184-federer-swilliams-advance-hot-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With the sun setting at the end of a hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw. Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion was a winner of sorts be... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827184-federer-swilliams-advance-hot-australian-open.html 2013-01-17T13:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826530-federer-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With the sun setting at the end of a torridly hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw. Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion was a winner of... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826530-federer-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html 2013-01-17T09:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823890-counts-sharapova-venus-3rd-round.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova was careful not to show any disrespect to the two women she beat 6-0, 6-0 along the way to a third-round match against Venus Williams at the Australian Open. As rare as it was, she said, an almost flawless start wasn't entirely what she'd come to Melbourne to achieve. The No. 2-ranked Sharapova overwhelmed Japan... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823890-counts-sharapova-venus-3rd-round.html 2013-01-16T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1824110-djokovic-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a third straight Australian Open title with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 second-round win over American Ryan Harrison on Wednesday night. Djokovic won the title at Melbourne Park in 2008, 2011 and '12 and is hoping to be the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive times. Nine other ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1824110-djokovic-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html 2013-01-16T10:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1709624-czech-republic-wins-davis-cup-title-3-2-spain.html PRAGUE (AP) — It's a job for two when the Czechs win Davis Cup finals. Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek gave the Czech Republic the title for the first time as an independent nation by beating Spain 3-2 in the final on Sunday. Each spent about 10 grueling hours on court, playing the opening singles, teaming up for the doubles and then completing the rever... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1709624-czech-republic-wins-davis-cup-title-3-2-spain.html 2012-11-18T22:53:00Z