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Czechs retain Fed Cup title with 3-1 over Serbia
The Czech Republic retained the Fed Cup on Sunday when Lucie Safarova thrashed former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-1 in the second reverse singles for an unassailable 3-1 lead in the final.
- Associated Press
- Updated: November 04, 2012 07:45 PM IST
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The Czech Republic retained the Fed Cup on Sunday when Lucie Safarova thrashed former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-1 in the second reverse singles for an unassailable 3-1 lead in the final.
Safarova sealed the matched in the best-of-five series with a forehand winner on her second match point before an ecstatic sell-out home crowd on a hard court in the O2 Arena.
The Czechs are the third country in a row to successfully defend the Fed Cup title. Russia won in 2007-08 and Italy 2009-10.
The Czechs took a 2-0 lead after the opening singles on Saturday but Ana Ivanovic's victory earlier Sunday halved that advantage by beating Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5.
It was the first loss for Kvitova after 11 straight Fed Cup singles wins.
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Nadia Petrova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Maria Sharapova Venus Williams Tennis Czech Republic Jelena Jankovic
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