Holders Czech Republic beat France to reach Fed Cup final

ByReuters

Published 19/04/2015 at 14:12 GMT

Holders Czech Republic reached their second consecutive Fed Cup final when Petra Kvitova beat Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-4 to give her team an unassailable 3-0 lead over France on Sunday.

Petra Kvitova sealed the Czech Republic's place in the final

Image credit: SID

The Czechs will face either Russia or Germany in the November 14th-15th final.

Lucie Safarova earned the first Czech point by beating Garcia 4-6 7-6(1) 6-1 on Saturday after saving five match points in front of a boisterous crowd at Ostrava's CEZ arena.

Kvitova swept aside Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-4 to make it 2-0.

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World number four Kvitova was barely troubled on Sunday by Garcia, who threatened a second-set comeback when she bagged three games in a row after falling 5-1 down.

But Kvitova was just too good and wrapped up victory on her service game with a forehand winner.

It will be the Czech Republic's fourth Fed Cup final in five years.

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