Czechs Celebrate Commitment to Team Success
By BEN ROTHENBERG
The Czech Republic won its third Fed Cup final in four years Sunday. But it is not just the Czech women who have become juggernauts: The men won Davis Cup titles in 2012 and 2013.
Murray has struggled since undergoing what his management team called “minor back surgery” in September 2013, but has shown flashes of his old self at the ATP World Tour Finals, where he will play Roger Federer on Thursday.
The Czech Republic won its third Fed Cup final in four years Sunday. But it is not just the Czech women who have become juggernauts: The men won Davis Cup titles in 2012 and 2013.
Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova won the opening singles matches to give the Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany in the Fed Cup final on Saturday.
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