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1. Voo de Mar says:

   December 4, 2020 at 2:52 pm

   Points won by each set: | 38-30, 27-13, 25-11 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   20 % Stepanek – 14 of 67
   11 % Lajovic – 9 of 77

   Lajovic [117] took part in the final because Troicki & Tipsarevic were injured. Prior to the final, Lajovic had played just one dead rubber (vs Sweden) in 2012, so it was almost certain he could have paid for the lack of experience. Stepanek [44] won a second straight year decisive fifth rubber in the Davis Cup final! Players to win twice decisive rubbers in the Davis Cup finals:
   – Stan Smith (1971-72)
   – John McEnroe (1978 & 81)
   – Pat Cash (1983 & 86)
   – Mark Philippoussis (1999 & 03)
   – Radek Stepanek (2012-13)

   CZECHIA d. SERBIA 3-2 at Belgrade Arena, Belgrade: Hard (indoor)
   Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
   Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
   Tomas Berdych / Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(4)
   Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-2
   Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-1, 6-1

   

   From left: Radek Štěpánek, Lukáš Rosol, Vladimír Šafařík (captain), Tomáš Berdych & Jan Hájek

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   January 30, 2025 at 9:57 pm

   Czechia’s route to the title: Switzerland 3-2, Kazakhstan 3-1, Argentina 3-2, Serbia 3-2

   Points for the team:
   5.5 – Tomas Berdych
   3 – Radek Stepanek
   2.5 – Lukas Rosol
   1 – Jan Hajek
   0 – Jiri Vesely

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