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)

Every women’s tennis player wants Radek Stepanek, so Nicole Vaidisova has to support her man if she doesn’t want to lose him.

The 19-year-old Vaidisova cheered on her boyfriend, ATP world No.27 Stepanek, in his match against world No.1 Roger Federer. And the young tennis star brought him luck as he defeated the top-ranked men’s tennis player in the world.

Vaidisova was able to watch the ATP tournament in Rome, as she was an early loser at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin. Vaidisova was seeded 12th, and lost to Gisela Dulko in the first round.

You can see more photos of Vaidisova watching her boyfriend here.

Twelfth seed Nicole Vaidisova lost to Russian qualifier Alisa Kleybanova 6-4 6-0 in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open.

Kleybanova, ranked 83rd in the world, demolished world No.15 Vaidisova with the help of a 70 first serve percentage, an 80 first serve points won percentage, a 69 second serve points won percentage, and thirteen aces.

The 18-year-old Kleybanova will next face compatriot Vera Zvonareva, who is seeded 19th in Miami. (via Women Who Serve, photo: Getty Images)

Hahaha, this is brilliant, I don't know who came up with the idea to mock women's fascination with generally-considered-ugly Radek Stepanek, but this picture is fantastic! Haha, Maria Sharapova fights with Nicole Vaidisova over Radek, while other tennis stars crave for his attention. Hihihi.

People are so confused by Stepanek’s success with women, and are still searching for the mystery thing that makes him attractive and irresistible to beautiful female tennis players. Read more »

It's been one month since we saw Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek hanging out together. Judging by this latest photo everything is just fine in their relationship. The couple enjoyed a break at this week's Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells. (via Down the Line)

You know how shocked I was when I read that Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek, Martina Hingis’ ex-fiancé, were about to marry. Well, it proved to be just a rumor, to many people’s relief. However, they are dating.

Here are some pics of the couple. We’ve been waiting for a long time to actually see Nicole and Radek together.

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At the third day of the Australian Open, No.12 seed Nicole Vaidisova of Czech Republic defeated Australian Alicia Molik in straight sets 6-2 6-3 , and later apologized for beating the local favorite.

Vaidisova's domination in this second round match raised questions about Molik’s ability to fight back to a career-high world ranking of eight. After the one-sided encounter, the 18-year-old Vaidisova apologized to the crowd for 'ruining' their day by beating their home player.

With the victory the world No.12 booked a meeting with Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama.

BTW: Finally, Nicole Vaidisova said something about her supposed engagement to fellow Czech Radek Stepanek. They are dating, but there is "no wedding, no engagement, no nothing." Why did it take her so long to announce the truth?

Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek allegedly applied for a marriage license on December 10, but none of them has commented on that yet. After a long period of silence, the story develops, well, kind of. People are speculating whether this is Vaidisova’s engagement ring, but still nobody knows the answer. When will this mystery end?

What? I’m speechless! This is the most unexpected news! Nicole Vaidisova, who celebrated her 18th birthday in April, to marry 29-year-old ATP tennis pro Radek Stepanek, Martina Hingis’ ex-fiancé? Haha, when I first read the heading of the news I thought that Vaidisova is about to marry someone, and Stepanek is about to marry someone (that’s how unbelievable their marriage is to me!).

According to the Bradenton Herald, the Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court has said that the pair applied for a marriage license on December 10.

The Herald also states that Vaidisova’s agent at IMG Academies has not been available to comment.

Remember that Stepanek and Hingis broke off their engagement only a few months ago, shortly before the US Open? And Stepanek is supposedly already planning to marry? Hm, maybe it’s a short period of time for me, but it might have been long enough for Radek to find a new bride. (via On the Baseline, photos via Nicole Vaidisova On-Line, BBC)

Nicole Vaidisova sustained a right wrist injury in her first round match at the Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada. She played against Czech compatriot Renata Voracova.

Top-seeded Vaidisova won the opening set 6-2, but lost the second set 3-6. Then, she received medical treatment, but afterwards the world No. 12 just waved to the crowd and left the court.

On a website about Nicole Vaidisova, there is a short retrospection of the Czech’s injuries during the 2007 season. It looks like this:

1. Cut finger (during Hong Kong exhibition in January)
2. Wrist injury
3. Mononucleosis/viral illness (since Wimbledon quarterfinal loss until US Open – almost two-month period)
4. Left hamstring injury (since the US Open until Moscow, pulled out of Stuttgart)
5. Wrist injury (during the first round at the Bell Challenge)