New York: He missed out on a third US Open men's doubles title but Indian tennis star Leander Paes was far from dejected as he insisted that he and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek gave all that they had in the final clash against champions Mike and Bob Bryan. Fifth seeds Paes and Stepanek lost 6-3 6-4 to the second-seeded Bryan brothers in the summit clash Friday night. Paes was...
10:52 AM, Sep 08, 2012
New York: India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek Thursday entered the men's doubles final of the US Open. The fifth-seeded duo prevailed upon the sixth-seeded Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez when the latter retired with the scoreline reading 6-6. They will face the winners of the other semi-final between second-seeded Americans Bob and Mike Bryan and the Pakistan-Dutch pairing of Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in...
08:23 AM, Sep 07, 2012
New York: India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek on Thursday entered the men's doubles final of the US Open. The fifth seeded duo prevailed upon the sixth seeded Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez when the latter retired with the scoreline reading 6-6. They will face the winners of the other semifinal between second-seeded Americans Bob and Mike Bryan and the Pakistan-Dutch pairing of Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and...
12:20 AM, Sep 07, 2012
New York: Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek stormed into the semifinals of the US Open men's doubles event after getting the better of Julian Knowle of Austria and Slovakia's Filip Polasek in straight sets here. The fifth-seeded Indo-Czech combo took just 74 minutes to outplay their opponents 6-2 6-4. Paes and Stepanek, who had won the Australian Open title earlier this year, dominated from the word go...
12:16 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Prague: US Open quarterfinalist Tomas Berdych will lead the Czech Republic in next week's Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina. The No. 7-ranked Berdych beat Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1 on Monday to make his first US Open quarter-final. Berdych's traditional partner Radek Stepanek is also on the team and the two Czechs are likely to team up for the doubles. Lukas Rosol, who upset Rafael Nadal in the second...
04:09 PM, Sep 04, 2012
New York: Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes enjoyed an all-win outing to enter the quarter-finals of both the men's doubles and mixed doubles events but it was a mixed day for Sania Mirza in the season's last Grand Slam - the US Open - here. Paes and his Czech men's doubles partner Radek Stepanek sailed into the last-eight stage after the fifth seeds defeated the American-Australian combination of the...
01:00 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New York: Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek moved into the U.S. Open third round here at the Flushing Meadows. The fifth seeds defeated unseeded Brazilian duo of Thomaz Bellucci and Joao Souza in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6 (3), in one hour and 45 minutes Friday. In the first set, Paes-Stepanek broke Bellucci-Souza on their second break point and sealed the set without losing a single game on...
02:58 PM, Sep 01, 2012
London: Indian challenge ended in the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon Championships as Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek and the pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna suffered contrasting defeats in their respective matches on Tuesday. While fourth seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were stunned by Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in a grueling weather-hit five-setter, Bhupathi and Bopanna lost in straight sets to Mikhael Elgin and Denis...
10:55 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out. Playing the day's first Centre Court match on Friday under the retractable roof, defending champion Djokovic rallied past Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. When a drizzle delayed the start of the third round, tournament officials decided Djokovic's match should be played inside. An odd spectacle ensued: The roof closed as the sun came out and outside court...
09:10 PM, Jun 29, 2012
London: Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek brushed aside the challenge of Colin Ebelthite and John Peers in straight sets to progress to the second round of the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon championships here on Thursday. The fourth seed Indo-Czech pair scored an easy 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over the unseeded Australian combination in just one hour 31 minutes at court number seven. Paes and Stepanek converted three of...
11:22 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Prague: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will team with countryman Radek Stepanek to play the mixed doubles at the London Olympics. Kvitova, who also considered Tomas Berdych as a partner, announced her plan on Friday. Stepanek won his maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open when he and Leander Paes of India won the doubles final. Kvitova said, "As an experienced doubles player, Radek will be the leader." Kvitova and...
08:35 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Rafael Nadal kept winning the hard way at the Paris Masters. ...
04:42 PM, Nov 13, 2009
Lleyton Hewitt fought back from two sets down to defeat Radek Stepanek. ...
12:42 AM, Jun 30, 2009
Andy Murray will meet Nikolay Davydenko on Saturday for a place in the final. ...
08:35 AM, Nov 15, 2008
Federer kept his hopes of a fifth Masters Cup title alive with a win over Stepanek. ...
09:17 AM, Nov 13, 2008
Roger Federer entered the third round of the Madrid Masters. ...
02:51 PM, Oct 16, 2008
Meanwhile, Andy Roddick crashed out of the tournament. ...
07:37 PM, Aug 11, 2007
