Sports | Posted on Oct 13, 2011 at 11:31pm IST

Kvitova to lead Czechs in Fed Cup final at Russia

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Prague: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will lead the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final against Russia.

Fourth-ranked Kvitova has struggled since winning Wimbledon but recently reached the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open.

Czech captain Petr Pala added Lucie Safarova as the likely No. 2 singles player while Lucie Hradecka should team up with veteran doubles specialist Kveta Peschke.

Kvitova to lead Czechs in Fed Cup final at Russia

The final will be played from November 5-6 at Moscow's Olympic Stadium.

The Czechs are playing in their first final, although Czechoslovakia won the title five times between 1975 and 1988. The Russians have won the Fed Cup four times since 2004.

World number five Vera Zvonareva will lead the Russian team, which will be playing in front of the home crowd in Moscow.

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