MILAN: Top seed Jiri Novak crashed out of the Milan Indoor tournament in the first round on Monday when he was swept aside 6-4, 6-3 by fellow Czech Radek Stepanek.
Novak, who finished seventh in last year’s Champions Race and reached the third round of the Australian Open this month, was worn down by his compatriot’s heavy groundstrokes.
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