Czech advance to Fed Cup semis

Prague, Feb 13: The Czech Republic advanced to the semi-fils of the Fed Cup women’s tennis tourment for the ninth time in a row after defeating Spain 3-2 in the first round. The Czechs tied Spain 1-1 after Saturday’s singles matches. In Sunday’s action, Czech player Karoli Pliskova, currently third in the WTA rankings, defeated Spainish seventh seed Garbine Muguruza, reports Xinhua.

Barbora Strycova won the third decisive point for the Czech side against Spaniard Lara Arruabarre.

The Czech Republic lost to Spain in the doubles contest.

With this win, the Czechs will meet either the US or Germany in the semi-fils on April 22-23. ians

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