Czechs reduce Australia's lead in Davis Cup to 2-1

Czech tennis players Jiří Veselý and Adam Pavlásek won the doubles in the first round of the Davis Cup and reduced Australia's lead over the Czech Republic to 2:1. Veselý and Pavlásek beat Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and Samuel Groth 1:6, 7:6, 3:6, 7:6 and 6:2 on the indoor hard court at Ostrava's CEZ Arena on Saturday. In Sunday's reverse singles, Veselý is due to take on Kokkinakis, while Rosol will face Tomic.

Author: Ruth Fraňková