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Legg Mason: Stepanek caps a title run Veteran Radek Stepanek determinedly dictates play en route to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Gael Monfils to claim the Legg Mason title.
Radek Stepanek holds his trophy after picking up his first ATP tournament win since 2009.
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Radek Stepanek celebrates his straight-sets victory over Gael Monfils.
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Top-seeded Gael Monfils is unable to return a shot to Radek Stepanek during their championship match.
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Radek Stepanek will climb from No. 54 in the world rankings to No. 30 after his win in Washington.
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Gael Monfils leaps up in the air to avoid a ball hit by Radek Stepanek.
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Radek Stepanek returns a shot to Gael Monfils in a match twice halted by rain.
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Radek Stepanek pumps his fist after winning a point. He’ll cash a winner’s check for $264,000.
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Gael Monfils’s 141-mph serve just wasn’t enough against Radek Stepanek.
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Workers dry the court after a rain delay, play was halted for nearly an hour. The final finished amid deafening claps of thunder.
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Daniel Bayles of Rockville was one of a few who braved a strong downpour that caused the rain delay.
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Gael Monfils advanced to the final with a weather-delayed win over John Isner on Saturday night.
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American John Isner falls just short of the championship match.
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Radek Stepanek serves against Donald Young, Stepanek will face Gael Monfils in Sunday’s final.
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Donald Young, playing in his first ATP semifinal, hits a return to Radek Stepanek.
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Donald Young celebrates a point against Radek Stepanek during the semifinals, though Stepanek ultimately triumphed to earn a spot in Sunday’s final.
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Workers scramble to dry the courts as rain suspends play during the semifinals.
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Marcos Baghdatis lunges for a shot during his match against Donald Young in the quarterfinals.
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Radek Stepanek returns a shot to Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals.
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Donald Young scored the biggest win of his career with his quarterfinal victory over No. 7 Marcos Baghdatis.
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Donald Young celebrates his big quarterfinal victory.
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The Washington crowds enjoy the third-round match between John Isner and James Blake on Thursday.
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John Isner rides his powerful serves to a win over James Blake in the third-round.
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Tennis fans dance to the music between sets of the Isner-Blake third-round match.
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James Blake dives to return one of John Isner's power serves.
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Crowd favorite James Blake reacts to a missed point in his third-set tiebreaker.
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Wayne Odesnik (left) walks off the court during a rain delay in his match with Radek Stepanek.
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Donald Young is all smiles after his victory over Michael Russell.
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Gael Monfils prepares for an overhead slam.
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Michael Russell leaves his feet on a serve.
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Gael Monfils stretches for a shot against Ryan Sweeting of the U.S.
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Donald Young follows through on a return.
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Michael Russell returns a shot to Donald Young.
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Rain pours at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
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Fans wait patiently for play to resume at the Legg Mason after rain delays Wednesday.
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Fans seek refuge from the rain.
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Personnel bring out the squeegees at Rock Creek Park in an attempt to keep the courts dry.
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Rain delays action at the Legg Mason on Wednesday.
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Wayne Odesnik returns a shot to Radek Stepanek.
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Donald Young returns a shot.
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Jurgen Melzer of Austria returns a shot against Donald Young.
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Donald Young of the U.S. faces off against Jurgen Melzer.
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Aug. 2, 2011
David Nalbandian congratulates James Blake after their match at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Aug. 2, 2011
Ryan Harrison, shown, of the United States defeated Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
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Aug. 2, 2011
Mischa Zverev serves to Ryan Harrison during the match.
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Aug. 2, 2011
Ryan Sweeting returns the ball against fellow American Alex Bogomolov Jr. Sweeting ousted Bogomolov.
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Aug. 1, 2011
Gilles Muller of Luxemburg returns a shot to Igor Kunitsyn of Russia. Muller, a 2004 runner-up, lost to Kunitsyn, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5).
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Aug. 1, 2011
Philipp Petzschner of Germany serves to Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. Stepanek subdued Petzchner, 6-7 (7-2), 6-4, 6-0.
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Igor Kunitsyn of Russia serves to Gilles Muller of Luxemburg.
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Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Philipp Petzschner of Germany.
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Aug. 1, 2011
Student Monet Graves,16, left, and instructors with the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation run through serving drills outside the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
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Aug. 1, 2011
Tennis student Marko Williams, 13, wipes away sweat as instructor Zina Garrison of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation sips water after a lengthy practice session.
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