Fed Cup Gallery: An Electric Win In Prague
Published November 04, 2012 12:00
The Czech Republic went into Day 2 of the Fed Cup final with a 2-0 lead, and Petra Kvitova was first on court.
Ana Ivanovic had fallen to Lucie Safarova on Day 1, but that loss may have lit a fire under the Serb for Day 2.
Ana Ivanovic was on her game, storming out to a 63 52 lead against Petra Kvitova, and finishing it off, 63 75.
Ana Ivanovic was congratulated by her team after closing the deficit against the Czech Republic team to 2-1.
Lucie Safarova wasn't about to let that 2-1 lead become 2-2, however, on complete fire against Jelena Jankovic.
Jelena Jankovic had won five of their six meetings, but this was the first time she was the lower-ranked player.
And Lucie Safarova converted on her favorite status, firing from all cylinders to beat Jelena Jankovic, 61 61.
Lucie Safarova and Andrea Hlavackova celebrated with a dance they made for Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen.
Lucie Safarova was rushed by her teammates after scoring the winning point to clinch the Fed Cup title, 3-1.
The Czech Republic captured their second straight Fed Cup title, having beaten Russia in the 2011 final, 3-2.
The Czech team reflected on their second straight Fed Cup trophy - figuratively and, as you can see, literally.
The doubles - Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka and Bojana Jovanovski and Aleksandra Krunic - was skipped.
Lucie Hradecka, Andrea Hlavackova, Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova alongside coach Petr Pala with the trophy.
The Czechs are the third straight back-to-back champions - Russia won in 2007 and 2008, Italy in 2009 and 2010.
One last shot of Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for 2012, from a sell-out O2 Arena in the Czech capital of Prague.
