Belgrade, Serbia (SportsNetwork.com) – As expected, world No. 2 Novak Djokovic and sixth-ranked Tomas Berdych will lead their respective teams into battle for next week’s best-of-five Davis Cup final between host Serbia and the reigning champion Czech Republic in Belgrade.<\/p>\n
The former world No. 1 and reigning Australian Open titlist Djokovic will be joined on team Serbia by Janko Tipsarevic and doubles specialists Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac.<\/p>\n
The Czechs will counter with the former Wimbledon runner-up Berdych, Lukas Rosol, 34-year-old Radek Stepanek, and Jan Hajek.<\/p>\n
The Serbs are captained by Bogdan Obradovic, while the Czechs, appearing in their third final in five years, are skippered by Jaroslav Navratil.<\/p>\n
The tie will be staged on an indoor hardcourt at Belgrade Arena.<\/p>\n
Serbia and the Czech Republic have split their two previous meetings. The Czechs beat the visiting Serbs in a quarterfinal matchup last year, while host Serbia prevailed in a semifinal in 2010, the year the Serbs corralled their lone Davis Cup title.<\/p>\n
The World Group final will be staged Nov. 15-17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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