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Stepanek, 27, was playing in the second ATP Masters Series final of his career. He was runner-up at the Paris indoor event in the fall of 2004 (l. to Safin). The last Czech player to reach the final in Hamburg was Karel Novacek in 1991 (d. Gustafsson). In February, Stepanek garnered the first title of his ATP career at Rotterdam (d.
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Murray takes the first point when Stepanek fires a backhand long and then earns a 30-love advantage after more baseline accuracy draws another error from the Czech. Murray then fails to capitalise while at the net and a rather nervy 30-30 ensues, but he brings up the first match point on his own serve with a net cord. It's all he needs as another Stepanek forehand drifts wide. The new king of Great Britain is duly crowned.
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Hanley and Ullyett secured a break on Stepanek's serve to go 2-0 clear in the first set. The second seeds then broke the Indo-Czech pairing again in the seventh for a 5-2 lead and never looked back to easily take the set 6-4.
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For the third day in succession, the 22-year-old managed to bustle his way past a player ranked well above his own No.125 rating, this time the victim being the world No.32, Radek Stepanek. The Czech, who fell to Guccione in three enthralling sets, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4, becomes the latest notch on the youngster's racquet, adding his name to the previously conquered Lleyton Hewitt and Tomas Berdych.
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Martina Hingis is marrying Radek Stepanek, a Czech tennis-playing douchebag who is now most famous for marrying Martina Hingis. Those of you who are disappointed that Martina is now off the market need not worry, though. Stepanek will probably be dead within the month.
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As Moya looked to stay solid on serve, Stepanek used a delightful range of variations to match the former world No. 1. The Czech used the top-spin forehand to make Moya run from corner to corner, he pounced on any short return to forcefully put away the winner to the empty corner and often played the drop-shot to make sure Moya didn’t get used to a pattern.
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