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Djokovic levels Davis final at 2-2
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Novak Djokovic kept Serbia’s hopes of lifting the Davis Cup alive as he put his country level 2-2 with holder Czech Republic by beating Tomas Berdych in straight sets yesterday.
Djokovic, the 26-year-old world No. 2, beat seventh-ranked, 28-year-old Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 in two hours and 41 minutes for his 24th victory in a row.
Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic was taking on Radek Stepanek in the decisive fifth rubber on the hardcourts of a sold-out Belgrade Arena later.
The 23-year-old Lajovic, the world No. 117, replaced 36th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic, out with a heel injury. The hosts are also missing 76th-ranked Viktor Troicki over a doping ban.
Serbia came from 1-2 down in the 2010 cup final against France, and in this year’s semifinals against Canada.
Playing their third final in five years, the Czechs have an interim captain for this tie as Vladimir Safarik replaced Jaroslav Navratil who was hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism.
In Friday’s singles, Djokovic, the recently-crowned ATP World Tour Finals champion, beat Stepanek 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, and Berdych then saw off Lajovic 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. On Saturday, Berdych and Stepanek won the 14th of their 15 Davis Cup doubles rubbers together as they swept Ilija Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonjic 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
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