Czechs settle for 4-1 Davis Cup victory over Belgians

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03/07/2010 - Bree, Belgium (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Czech Republic wound up with a 4-1 victory over host Belgium in a first-round Davis Cup tie in Bree.

In a pair of dead rubbers on Sunday, Steve Darcis got Belgium on the scoreboard with a 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-4 victory over Jan Hajek, and Lukas Dlouhy capped the tie for the Czechs by overcoming Christophe Rochus 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.

The Czechs will meet the Chile-Israel victor in the quarterfinals in July.

On Saturday in Bree, Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek blew past a Belgian doubles tandem of Darcis and Olivier Rochus 7-6 (7-0), 6-0, 6-3 on the indoor hardcourt at Expodroom, clinching the victory for the Czechs.

On Friday, Berdych blitzed Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 and Stepanek handled Xavier Malisse 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in the opening singles.

The Czech Republic, last year's Davis Cup runner-up to mighty Spain, is captained by Jaroslav Navratil, while Belgium was guided by Reginald Willems.

The Czechs, who won the Davis Cup as Czechoslovakia behind the great Ivan Lendl 30 years ago, are now 8-3 all-time against the Belgians.

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