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Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova won
her singles match on Sunday and sent the reigning champion Czech Republic into
the Fed Cup semifinals for a second straight year.
The Czechs entered Sunday's action with a 2-0 lead over host Germany, and
extended their lead to an insurmountable 3-0 advantage when the world No. 2
Kvitova came from behind to beat Sabine Lisicki 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-1 at
Stuttgart Arena.
Kvitova has now won her last 27 matches on hardcourts.
Angelique Kerber finally got the Germans on the scoreboard with a 6-4, 6-4
victory over Czech Lucie Hradecka in a dead rubber on Day 2.
On Saturday in Stuttgart, Iveta Benesova and Kvitova each won three-set
thrillers in the opening singles, as they topped Lisicki and Julia Goerges,
respectively.
The Czechs are now 6-1 all-time against Germany, which has captured the Fed
Cup twice in its history. The Czechs won last year's crown by beating
Russia, 3-2, in the final.
The Czech Republic will face the Italy-Ukraine victor in April's semis.
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