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Friday, May 25, 2007

ATP: Czechs will meet Argentines in World Team finale

Dusseldorf, Germany (Sports Network) - The Czech Republic, led by Tomas Berdych, secured a berth in Saturday's final at the 30th ATP World Team Championship, where they will meet Argentina in a best-of-three affair.
The Czechs bested the 2006 runner-up Germans 3-0 here on Friday, as Berdych blitzed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2 before Jan Hajek propelled them into the final with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 decision against Florian Mayer. The Czechs closed out their round-robin activity for the week with a 6-4, 6-4 doubles victory by Berdych and Martin Damm over a German tandem of Benjamin Becker and Michael Kohlmann.
The Czechs, who haven't titled here since 1987, won the four-nation Blue Group with a perfect 3-0 record. The Germans settled for a 1-2 mark this week, while Spain went 2-1 in the group and Belgium rounded things out with a dismal 0-3 showing.
In a meaningless matchup, the Spaniards beat the Belgians 3-0 on Day 6, including singles victories for French Open hopefuls David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro.
Two-time champion Argentina (1980, 2002) captured this week's Red Group with a 2-1 record, followed by 2-1 Chile and the 1-2 United States and Sweden. The Argentines defeated the Chileans 3-0 here on Thursday to secure their berth in the title round.
Saturday's singles in the final will pit Berdych against Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela and Hajek versus Argentine Agustin Calleri. The potentially- deciding doubles match will be announced later on Saturday.

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