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cheapbag214s · Posted: Wed 23:07, 06 Nov 2013 Post subject: Czech Republic

Petra Kvitova leads Czechs, Samantha Stosur Australians in Fed Cup
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic,[url=http://www.parajumpersjackenoutlet.de/]parajumpers jacken outlet[/url], Feb. 8 () -- Top 10 players Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic and Samantha Stosur of Australia are to meet in a pivotal third match of a Fed Cup series this weekend.The first-round series opens Saturday with Kvitova, No. 8 in the world, playing Jarmila Gajdosova followed by the No. 9-ranked Stosur going against Lucie Safarova.On Sunday, the singles partners are switched and Stosur goes against Kvitova in a Top 10 pairing that will be important to deciding the best-of-five series. Kvitova is 16-5 overall in Fed Cup singles matches. That includes a 5-1 mark in boosting the Czech to the 2012 title. Stosur is 23-9 in Fed Cup competition.Gajdosova and Safarova would go in the fourth singles match.If those matches are split 2-2,[url=http://www.isabelmarantsneakersbootss.com/]isabel marant boots[/url], the series would be decided by a doubles match pitting Australians Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua against Czechs Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka.The matches are to be played indoors on a hard court in Ostrava. The series winner advances to April's Fed Cup semifinals against the winner of a series between Italy and the United States.The Czech Republic is looking for a third consecutive Fed Cup title, a feat not accomplished since Spain turned the trick in 1992-93. Before that Czechoslovakia, from which the Czech Republic came, won three straight over 1983-85, however. Australia owns seven Fed Cup titles, the most recent in 1974.