Stepanek, Canas Reach Paris Masters Last Four
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Qualifier Radek Stepanek and Argentine  Guillermo Canas took advantage of the absence of leading  players and the early losses of others to scrape into the Paris  Masters last four Friday.
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Even Roger Federer can use some luck at a Grand Slam, and he caught a break thanks to his next opponent in the chase for that elusive French Open title. Guillermo Canas loomed as a formidable challenge for the top-ranked Federer in the semifinals Friday, but Canas lost in the quarterfinals to Nikolay Davydenko &#151; a much better matchup for Federer.
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Fifth-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden rallied to beat eighth-seeded Max Mirnyi of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to set up a final against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic at the Milan Indoors.
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Between acrobatic shots and trainer visits, Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic played a classic match today on Armstrong Court, with the artistry of the third-seeded Djokovic being challenged by the guile of Stepanek for almost five hours. Djokovic and the sport of tennis came out the winner. Djokovic survived, [...].
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Daniela Hantuchova beat Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-2 Friday and Dominik Hrbaty won his match when Peter Wessels pulled out with an injury, allowing Slovakia to advance to the Hopman Cup final against Argentina.
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Marat Safin won the Paris Masters for a  record-equaling third time when he beat Czech qualifier Radek  Stepanek 6-3 7-6 6-3 on Sunday.
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CSKA Moscow beat Paris St Germain 2-0 in a scrappy Champions League encounter on Wednesday to move temporarily to the top of Group H. Sergei Semak put the Russians ahead with a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado  - American Evan Lysacek displayed the grit of a champion to win the Four Continents men's title on Friday, collecting his second major championship in as many weeks.
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Paris - Andy Roddick and Tim Henman went down to meek surrenders in Paris on Thursday but both men insist their defeats will be distant memories once the Masters Cup gets underway in Houston on November 15.
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Only unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek now stands in the way of Marat Safin as the Russian closes in on what would be a historic feat in Sunday&#39;s BNP Paribas Masters final.
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Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Argentine Guillermo Canas recorded an easy straight-set win over second-seeded Czech Jiri Novak in Saturday&#39;s semifinals at the $380,000 Heineken Open Shanghai.
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Werner Eschauer of Austria and the qualifier Steve Darcis of Belgium advanced to the final of the Dutch Open yesterday in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Neither one has played for an ATP title before. Darcis, ranked 297th, upset the second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, and Eschauer defeated Robin Haase, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.At the clay-court Palermo Open in Italy, the 18-year-old Agnes Szavay reached her first career final by beating Sara Errani, 7-6 (0), 6-1, in the semifinals. Szavay, seeded eighth, will face the second-seeded Martina MÃ¼ller in the final today. MÃ¼ller defeated Karin Knapp, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.At the Western & Southern Financial Group Womenâs Open in Mason, Ohio, Akiko Morigami earned her second berth in a final in three years by outlasting the qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3. She will play the top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the final today. Chakvetadze advanced with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over the third-seeded Sania Mirza.
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Flushing Meadows, NY -- Demonstrating his lethal serve and powerful forehand, defending champion Andy Roddick blew away Argentine Guillermo Canas on Sunday to reach the fourth round at the US Open.
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Andy Roddick displays his fighting qualities to beat Nicolas Mahut 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-2)  and win a fourth Artois title.
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Guillermo Canas won his third title of the year yesterday with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over unseeded German Lars Burgsmuller at the ATP Shanghai Open.
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Radek Stepanek defeated Jose Acasuso 6-4, 7-6 (5) Saturday to reach the final of the Hamburg Masters and secure a top-10 ranking for the first time. The 15th-seeded Czech will meet the winner of Saturday&#039;s semifinal between Tommy Robredo of Spain and Mario Ancic of Croatia.
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In a masterful performance, Novak Djokovic defeated Radek Stepanek 6-7, 7-6, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 in the second round of the U.S. Open.