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Czech Rep Russia in Fed Cup final
(MENAFN- Arab News) OSTRAVA Czech Republic: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova sent holders the Czech Republic into their fourth Fed Cup final in five years after breezing past France's Caroline Garcia in straight sets here on Sunday.
On the hardcourt of the CEZ Arena in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava the left-handed world number four beat 29th-ranked Garcia 6-4 6-4 in an hour and 32 minutes to give the hosts an unbeatable 3-0 lead.
The Czechs who won the Fed Cup title in 2011 2012 and 2014 will now take on Russia in Prague in the November 14-15 final after the Russians beat Germany 3-2 in the other semifinal.
In Sunday's clash of the teams' No.1 players the 25-year-old Kvitova showed she was back in shape after a month-long break from the sport as she won the 25th of her 31 Fed Cup singles rubbers.
The first set offered aggressive tennis with Kvitova earning two breaks against one for Garcia who tossed her racket and slammed the ball into the ground in frustration.
In the second set the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion showed her dominance over the 21-year-old French youngster taking a 5-1 lead which Garcia only managed to narrow.
In Sochi Russia Elena Vesnina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Sabine Lisicki and Andrea Petkovic in the deciding rubber of the Fed Cup World Group semifinal against Germany on Sunday to put Russia into tCzech Rep Russia in Fed Cup final.
Elena Vesnina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Sabine Lisicki and Andrea Petkovic in the deciding rubber of the Fed Cup World Group semifinal against Germany on Sunday to put Russia into the final.
Vesnina and Pavlyuchenkova won 6-2 6-3 in one hour 24 minutes to earn a pass into the title match against the Czech Republic who beat France in the other semifinal.
'I was a bit nervous at the start but I knew that together with Nastia (Pavlyuchenkova) we're a good team' Vesnina said.
'I watched Lisicki and Petkovic playing at Indian Wells last month and was ready for some of their moves.
On the hardcourt of the CEZ Arena in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava the left-handed world number four beat 29th-ranked Garcia 6-4 6-4 in an hour and 32 minutes to give the hosts an unbeatable 3-0 lead.
The Czechs who won the Fed Cup title in 2011 2012 and 2014 will now take on Russia in Prague in the November 14-15 final after the Russians beat Germany 3-2 in the other semifinal.
In Sunday's clash of the teams' No.1 players the 25-year-old Kvitova showed she was back in shape after a month-long break from the sport as she won the 25th of her 31 Fed Cup singles rubbers.
The first set offered aggressive tennis with Kvitova earning two breaks against one for Garcia who tossed her racket and slammed the ball into the ground in frustration.
In the second set the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion showed her dominance over the 21-year-old French youngster taking a 5-1 lead which Garcia only managed to narrow.
In Sochi Russia Elena Vesnina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Sabine Lisicki and Andrea Petkovic in the deciding rubber of the Fed Cup World Group semifinal against Germany on Sunday to put Russia into tCzech Rep Russia in Fed Cup final.
Elena Vesnina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Sabine Lisicki and Andrea Petkovic in the deciding rubber of the Fed Cup World Group semifinal against Germany on Sunday to put Russia into the final.
Vesnina and Pavlyuchenkova won 6-2 6-3 in one hour 24 minutes to earn a pass into the title match against the Czech Republic who beat France in the other semifinal.
'I was a bit nervous at the start but I knew that together with Nastia (Pavlyuchenkova) we're a good team' Vesnina said.
'I watched Lisicki and Petkovic playing at Indian Wells last month and was ready for some of their moves.
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