In recent years, this Czech tennis player set several records at once. Moreover, in his entire long sports life, he never rose high in the ranking as a single player. The maximum that he was able to achieve in more than twenty years of his career is to be in the top 10 best tennis players in the world. He is now 38, but he is not going to sheathe his racket. He gained his fame not only in sports achievements, many call him the playboy of world tennis.
Let's see who this athlete really is.
Stepanek tennis career
If we talk about a sports career, then Radek Stepanek is a vivid example of tennis longevity. He was born in the distant now already in 1978. In the family, Radek is the only professional tennis player, despite the fact that his father is a tennis coach. It was with him that Radek began to take his first steps in sports at the age of three. Just at that time, a love of tennis was laid in the heart of the little boy, which has not faded for more than thirty years.
But the start in the professional tour by modern standards occurred quite late - at eighteen. And the first victories - even later, almost a year later. Radek Stepanek during his solo career won only five tournaments and ten years after the start he reached the highest place in the ranking of the Asia-Pacific Region (eighth). In the doubles, the success of the tennis player is more impressive. He in 2012 was fourth in the doubles ranking. Also, Radek Stepanek wins at this time two titles of the winner of the Grand Slam tournament (in 2012 - Australia, and in 2013 - the USA). But the athlete calls the main success of his career two victories in a row in the Davis Cup, in which the tennis player won both final singles.
Radek Relations on Tour
Many tennis players playing in the Asia-Pacific round do not like Radek, and they probably have their own reasons for this. To illustrate, some cite the scandal with Janko Tipsarevich, when Radek Stepanek, instead of shaking hands, showed the Serb the middle finger. And many other tennis players often complain about the character of the athlete. Although, as tennis fans note, there are no โsaintsโ in the Asia-Pacific tour. And there are many examples. Radek Stepanek, whose photo can display his essence, may look something like this.
Radek Stepanek - "black widower"
Many athletes, knowing Radek's loving nature and his love affairs on the tennis tour, gave him the nickname "black widower". Radek Stepanek and his women are a special part of the history of the tennis tour.
According to many fans, and professional athletes themselves, any close relations of tennis players with Radek bring only misfortune. The first athlete who experienced this on herself was Martina Hingis, at the time of her second return to tennis. At that time, she was engaged to Radek. And evil tongues say that it was he who put cocaine into her wristband before the match, after which the athleteโs career quickly ended.
The second victim was Nicole Vaidisova, a rising Czech tennis star, but after her wedding with Radek, her career quickly ended. Currently, Radek ล tepanek is developing its relationship with another leading Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova. How true are the fears, time will tell.