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Serbia beats Russia in Fed Cup semis

The Columbian
Published: April 21, 2012, 5:00pm

MOSCOW (AP) — Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic won their reverse singles matches against Russia on Sunday to put Serbia into the Fed Cup final for the first time.

Jankovic defeated two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-4 to give Serbia an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the semifinal.

Ivanovic had put Serbia up 2-1 on the indoor clay court at the Megasport Arena, rallying to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the first reverse singles.

Serbia will face defending champion Czech Republic in the final in November.

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