Wimbledon: Štepánek defeated, smashes rackets

16th seed Radek Štepánek – the last Czech in the men’s singles competition, was defeated at Wimbledon on Saturday by Russian player Mikhail Youzhny. The Czech tennis player lost the 4 hour+ marathon in five sets. The score was 5:7, 7:6, 4:6, 7:6, 3:6. Štepánek demolished two rackets on the court and admitted at a press conference afterwards that he destroyed an additional four in the changing room out of frustration.

Author: Jan Velinger