When asked where this ranked among his career highlights, Radek Stepanek answered, “The highest.” Stepanek then clarified that it is tied with what he accomplished this same weekend last year. After all, it was Davis Cup deja vu for Stepanek and the Czech Republic. The defending champions, who beat Spain in the 2012 championship tie, successfully defended their title with a 3-2 triumph over Serbia in Belgrade. […]
Novak Djokovic kicks off the Davis Cup final with a straight-set win over Radek Stepanek on Friday in Belgrade, Serbia. Tomas Berdych evens the score for the visiting Czechs by cruising past Dusan Lajovic. […]
The field and draw for the annual Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi was announced earlier this week. Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the marquee attractions. Nos. 1 and 2 on the ATP Tour will be joined by an impressive quartet consisting of David Ferrer, Andy Murray, Stanislas Wawrinka, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. […]
The 2013 Davis Cup final will begin on Friday in Belgrade, Serbia with the host nation going up against the Czech Republic. Novak Djokovic opens with Radek Stepanek, followed by Dusan Lajovic vs. Tomas Berdych. […]
In 2012, Spain was missing Rafael Nadal and lost the Davis Cup final to the Czech Republic. Fast forward 365 days and the Czechs are again contesting the title tie against an undermanned opponent. Serbia may not be dealing with an absence of Nadal’s magnitude, but it is without both Viktor Troicki and Janko Tipsarevic. […]
Serbia may be without one of its staple performers when it hosts the Czech Republic in this weekend’s Davis Cup final. A slumping Janko Tipsarevic, who won the clinching point for the Serbs in September’s semifinal win over Canada, has been dealing with a heel injury. […]
Novak Djokovic improved to 22-0 during the fall swing and successfully defended his World Tour Finals title by beating Nadal 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 36 minutes on Monday night. Djokovic, also a recent champion in Beijing, Shanghai, and Paris, fired six aces without double-faulting. […]
Something will have to give when Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic collide for the 39th time in their careers in the title match of the World Tour Finals on Monday afternoon. Nadal has been the best player this season and has clinched the year-end world No. 1 ranking. Djokovic, though, has been the dominant man from start to finish this fall. […]
Rafael Nadal takes out Roger Federer in straight sets on Sunday in London. Nadal is joined in a blockbuster final by Novak Djokovic, a routine winner over Stanislas Wawrinka. […]
Stanislas Wawrinka is wrapping up the best year of his career, but it could have been that much better if not for Novak Djokovic. They faced each other in two Grand Slam thrillers, with Djokovic prevailing both times; 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7(5), 12-10 at the Australian Open and 2-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the U.S. Open semifinals. […]
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