Berdych, Stepanek to play Davis Cup for Czechs

Tennis January 16, 2013

Berdych, Stepanek to play Davis Cup for Czechs

PRAGUE (AP) — Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek will team up again for defending champion Czech Republic in next month's Davis Cup match against Switzerland.

Berdych and Stepanek gave the Czechs the title for the first time as an independent nation by beating Spain 3-2 in the final in November in Prague after playing both the singles and the doubles. Lukas Rosol, who upset Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon, and Jiri Vesely are also on the Czech team for the first-round World Group match in Geneva on Feb. 1-3. Switzerland will be without Roger Federer, who is skipping the match.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Davis Cup,
- Men's sports,
- Men's tennis
People
- Tomas Berdych,
- Radek Stepanek,
- Lukas Rosol,
- Rafael Nadal
Locations
- Czech Republic,
- Switzerland,
- Eastern Europe,
- Europe

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