Czechs book semifinal spot

Date published : 10 Jul 2010 - 14:02:00

Czechs book semifinal spotJan Hajek and Lukas Dlouhy defeated Jorge Aguilar and Nicolas Massu 76(3) 63 36 63 to hand Czech Republic an unassailable 3-0 lead and a place in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals for the second straight year.Hajek and Ivo Minar did the damage on Friday with impressive singles wins, and Hajek then teamed up with doubles specialist Lukas Dlouhy to complete an unlikely victory, given that the team’s top two players, Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych, were both unavailable.The Czechs now await the winner of the quarterfinal tie in Split, where Serbia currently leads Croatia 2-1 heading into the final day’s play.More soon...Related links> DavisCup.tv> Twitter> Tie information> Audio interviews> Scorecards & stats> Czechs race into shock lead> Massu and Minar to start in Coquimbo> Berdych joins Stepanek on sidelines> Gonzalez ruled out of Czech showdownRelated websites> Informacion en espanol - FTCH> Information in Czech - CTA

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