Tennis: Stepanek wins Washington title
Stepanek won his first ATP title in two and a half years and the fifth of his career.
WASHINGTON:
Radek Stepanek became the oldest winner of the ATP Washington Classic since Jimmy Connors in 1988, the 32-year-old Czech upsetting French top-seed Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 in the ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic final. Stepanek won his first ATP title in two and a half years and the fifth of his career, rushing the net to control the tempo and frustrate the fleet-footed Frenchman to claim the $264,000 top prize at the $1.4 million event. “It’s a great satisfaction for me,” said Stepanek. “It’s great to still be able to compete with the young guns.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2011.
Radek Stepanek became the oldest winner of the ATP Washington Classic since Jimmy Connors in 1988, the 32-year-old Czech upsetting French top-seed Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 in the ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic final. Stepanek won his first ATP title in two and a half years and the fifth of his career, rushing the net to control the tempo and frustrate the fleet-footed Frenchman to claim the $264,000 top prize at the $1.4 million event. “It’s a great satisfaction for me,” said Stepanek. “It’s great to still be able to compete with the young guns.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2011.