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Czechs clinch Davis Cup final berth

Associated Press

Saturday, September 19, 2009

POREC, Croatia -- The Czech Republic reached its first Davis Cup final in 29 years Saturday after securing an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Croatia by winning the doubles. Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych defeated Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to decide the best-of-five series. "It's unbelievable," Stepanek said. "We didn't think we would cruise to a 3-0 lead against the powerful Croats." On Friday, Stepanek withstood a record 78 aces and saved four match points against Ivo Karlo ...

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