PRAGUE (AP) — Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek won their 10th Davis Cup doubles for the Czech Republic to take a 2-1 lead over Serbia in their quarterfinal on Saturday.
The Czech pair cruised past Ilija Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonjic 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (4) on a red clay indoor court at O2 Arena to extend their Davis Cup doubles record to 10-1.
Stepanek converted the first match point with a serve winner.
The Czechs need one more point to reach their third semifinals in four years and to avenge a 3-2 loss to Serbia in the 2010 semifinals.
In Sunday’s reverse singles, Berdych faces Janko Tipsarevic in a matchup of two top-10 players.
The winner faces Argentina or Croatia in September in the semifinals.
