Radek Stepanek News
The 12-time Grand Slam winner lost his opening game at the ATP Miami Masters last month, the latest setback for the Serbian star as he bids to return from the elbow injury that sidelined him for six months.
Former world number one Novak Djokovic has parted company with head coach Andre Agassi after struggling to rediscover his form following a long elbow injury layoff.
American Andre Agassi, eight-times grand slam champion, will continue to coach Djokovic at the grand slams with 39-year-old Stepanek stepping in at other tournaments.
Alongside Tomas Berdych, Stepanek was also part of the Davis Cup teams triumphed in 2012 and 2013.
The victory means Murray now stands just five behind Rafael Nadal`s mark of 32 consecutive tour victories.Djokovic holds the all-time record of 43 wins in a row.
The semi-final line-up will be completed on Thursday when Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga face off.
The world number two won his second round match 6-3, 6-4 in just 72 minutes against Horacio Zeballos.
Three time semi-finalist Murray wore down Mathias Bourgue, and won the match 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Djokovic, a three-time Roland Garros finalist, faced little resistance from Taiwan's world number 95 Lu Yen-Hsun as he eased to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 victory.
Murray, a three-time Roland Garros semi-finalist, will play 164th-ranked French wildcard Mathias Bourgue for a place in the last 32.
Murray was broken early in both sets, but came back strongly in the third to close out the match and secure a spot in the next round.
Andy will be playing against Novak Djokovic in the men's singles finale on Sunday.
Andy Murray turned up at Rod Laver Arena to watch the trophy presentation and film it on his phone.
Somdev Devvarman, who put up an excellent show on the opening day of the on-going Davis Cup tie against Czech Republic, consoled Rohan Bopanna on Saturday after today's disappointment as India trail 2-1 now.
Leander Paes, partnering Rohan Bopanna, suffered a rare doubles defeat in the Davis Cup as Radek Stepanek and Adam Pavlasek gave Czech Republic a 2-1 lead over India in the World Group play-off tie, here.
Ahead of the much-anticipated Davis Cup tie between India and Czech Republic, tennis ace Leander Paes, who has recently won the US Open mix-doubles title, stated that physical fitness will play a crucial role during the tie.
He was profusely sweating in the sultry Delhi heat after a practise session, hours after arriving here, but Radek Stepanek is not bothered about the tough conditions and says the Czech Republic have quality players to pull off the Davis Cup tie against India.
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