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Czechs advance to first Davis Cup final in 29 years LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleResultsRankingsMoneyWinnersATP ScheduleResultsRaceRankingsMoneyWinnersWTA Tennis on TSNeotText SizePorec Croatia (Sports Network) Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych followed up their opening singles victories from Friday with a dominating doubles triumph on Saturday to send the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup final for the first time in 29 yearsThe Czechs have an insurmountable 30 lead in the bestoffive tie with Croatia and will play Spain which polished off Israel on Saturday for the Davis Cup crown in December The last time the Czechs played for the title was 1980 when a team led by Ivan Lendl and playing as the former Czechoslovakia beat Italy for the crown Stepanek and Berdych werent initially slated to play the doubles tilt but were inserted for the tandem of Lukas Dlouhy and Jan Hajek The move paid off with a 61 63 64 victory over the Croatian duo of Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko Both Stepanek and Berdych won fiveset matches on Friday to give the Czechs a commanding 20 lead Stepaneks match lasted just under six hours as he finally toppled 6foot10 Croat slugger Ivo Karlovic in a 1614 fifth set Berdych nearly blew a twosetstonone lead against Cilic before capturing the fifth 63 The December final which will be played in Spain will be the third for the Czechs who also as the former Czechoslovakia in 1975 lost to a Bjorn Borg led Swedish team Croatia which knocked off the United States in the quarterfinals won its lone Davis Cup crown in 2005 log inBe the first to submit a comment!log in(Photo HRVOJE POLANAFPGetty Images)RelatedSpain heads back to Davis Cup final to face Czech Rep Share ThisSwedish SurpriseThe NHL on TSN Panel hands out its midseason awards and its choice for MVP might surprise youPrivacy PleaseAn upset Ron Wilson is nothing new but Thursday at Leafs practice Wilson found a new issueTroubling NewsDaniel Ryder a former Flames draft pick and brother of Michael has been charged with armed robberyRisky Business Wild CardIts playoff time in the NFL See who Chris Schultz likes in this weekends Wild Card matchupsTop 10 Batted In GoalsEye hand coordination is a must to be a pro athlete as these NHLers prove in the SC Top 10NHL News And NotesStars centre Mike Ribeiro is out 46 weeks after suffering a throat contusion vs the RangersUp Front Sam MitchellThe former Raptors head coach discusses guns and the locker room and Gilbert Arenas reputationCanadiens Post Game ReactionThe Habs playe...