Maria earned her first singles win since 2007 when she won the first reverse singles against Vera Lapko 6-4, 5-7, 6-0.
Tatjana Maria won two points in her first Fed Cup tie in seven years to lead Germany past 2017 finalist Belarus and into the semifinals. In other Fed Cup World Group matches Sunday: 1, missed the first-round match against the Swiss because of illness. Petersburg Open in Russia earlier this month, was a member of the Czech team that won five of the past seven Fed Cups. It was a memorable return to the Fed Cup for Kvitova after she was injured in a knife attack at her home in December 2016. Kvitova, who hit 10 aces, got the decisive break for a 4-3 lead in the second set after Bencic sent a forehand long. The big-hitting Czech player put her opponent under pressure with aggressive strokes on the indoor hard court at Prague's O2 Arena, breaking serve twice in the opening set. "It was a good game from both of us, but I wasn't so nervous as yesterday." "It was better today than yesterday, when I played in the Fed Cup again after such a long time away and needed time to get used to it," she said. Kvitova, 27, who won Wimbledon in 20, secured the victory against Bencic on her first match point. The second reverse singles was not played but Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky and Jil Teichmann defeated Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the doubles to make the final score 3-1 to the Czechs. The last time they met, the Czechs defeated the Germans 3-1 in the 2014 final. They will face Germany in the April semifinals. Kvitova's victory in the first reverse singles gave the Czechs an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the first-round match and secured a 10th straight appearance in the last four. 
PRAGUE - The Czech Republic advanced to the Fed Cup semifinals after two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬzech Republic, France, Germany advance to Fed Cup semifinals
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