Tennis: Davis Cup team complete ahead of semi-final

The Czech team will be at full strength in the upcoming semi-final of tennis’ Davis Cup in Belgrade the team’s non-playing coach Jaroslav Navrátil has confirmed. Nominated are Jan Hájek and Ivo Minář, together with the country’s two strongest players Radek Štepánek and Tomáš Berdych - both of whom missed the quarterfinal in Chile due to injury. Earlier this year, Berdych came second in his first-ever Grand Slam final at Wimbledon; but he has struggled since and was unexpectedly downed in the first round of the US Open last week. Last year, the Czech team made it all the way to the Davis Cup final but was defeated by Spain. This year’s semi-final takes place in Serbia beginning on September 17.