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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. Stepanek [44] second straight year won 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)

   CZECH REPUBLIC 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: Stepanek, Rosol, Safarik (captain), Berdych, Hajek

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