It’s been a while since we featured the odd tennis couple Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek. Just in case you’ve been wondering are they still together, they apparently are.
The 19-year-old Nicole, and her boyfriend Radek attended the Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid player party together, and here's the photo proof.
Reminder: Here are some previous captures of the tennis pairing: in Beijing, Rome, Indian Wells, and Prague, I believe.
Carlos Rodriguez, best-known as the former coach of once dominant women’s tennis player Justine Henin, was interviewed by Matt Cronin for FOXSports.com and gave harsh reviews of some currently top WTA players.
Ok, the Williams sisters and Maria Sharapova can be satisfied, but Jelena Jankovic could feel more than offended. However, we can’t blame Carlos for being honest; I doubt he wanted to insult anyone. Read more »
Tennis couple Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek was at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic.
Irresistible Radek took pictures of his 11 years younger girlfriend while she was walking with Czech flag at the event. Nice of him!
No rumors about this unexpected couple, everything seems to be all right in their relationship. (via Great Tennis Photos)
Seed No.16 Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic and fifth seed Elena Dementieva of Russia were downed in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
Vaidisova was defeated by Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama 6-3 3-6 6-2, while Dementieva lost to Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 6-4 6-2.
Sugiyama dropped the first three games of the first set, then won eight straight against Vaidisova. Dementieva, who was competing for the first time since losing in Wimbledon semis, was broken five times by Cibulkova and won only 47% of her service points. (sources: CBS, BBC; photos: Getty Images)
Nicole Vaidisova became the first seed to fall at the 2008 French Open when fellow Czech Iveta Benesova defeated her 7-6 6-1 in the opening round.
"It's always hard to play your best friend. I have to give her credit, she played a great match," said 15th-seeded Vaidisova, who finally lost the match by producing a double fault on match point.
Two years ago Vaidisova was semifinalist at Roland Garros, but today's defeat is just a continuation of her bad results. It is her sixth successive defeat dating back to March, plus, she has won only one match on tour since reaching the Australian Open fourth round in January.
World No.70 Benesova will be aiming to progress beyond the second round for the first time in seven attempts when she faces either Russia's Anastasia Rodionova or Peng Shuai of China next. (source: Reuters, photo: Getty Images)
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