The Czech Republic defeated Russia 3-2 in the final of this year’s Fed CupYou can watch and bet on live tennis action at bet365The Czech Republic sealed a memorable 3-2 success over Russia on Sunday in the final of the Fed Cup. After the singles matches left the score poised at 2-2, the Czech pairing of Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke got the better of Maria Kirilenko and Elena Vesnina in a doubles match decider.
Petra Kvitova had gotten the Czech side off to a bright start. At 0-3 down in the third set of her match against experienced Fed Cup competitor Svetlana Kuznetsova, the world No. 2 somehow took back the momentum to clinch a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 victory.
After Kvitova put her team within touching distance of the title, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova needed to beat Lucie Safarova to keep the tie alive. Pavlyuchenkova didn’t disappoint, and set up a thrilling finale with a 6-2, 6-4 win.
After his side had won the tie, Czech captain Petra Pala remarked, "I'm glad that we won it, and it's a great feeling. We really want to enjoy it today. I think all the girls and myself and the whole team, you know, it's an unbelievable feeling."
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