Tennis

Czechs name Fed Cup squad to face Slovakia

Published Jan. 25, 2011 12:08 p.m. ET

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Australian Open quarterfinalist Petra Kvitova will lead the Czech Republic against Slovakia in the first round of the Fed Cup.

The 28th-ranked Kvitova, who will play second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals in Melbourne on Wednesday, will be accompanied by No. 35 Lucie Safarova and No. 63 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.

Veteran doubles specialist Kveta Peschke is the fourth member of the Czech team that was announced on Tuesday by captain Petr Pala for the Feb. 5-6 tie at Sibamac Arena in the Slovak capital, Bratislava.

The Czechs, who have reached the semifinals in the last two years, have won all three previous encounters against Slovakia.

The two countries formed one state - Czechoslovakia - until 1993.

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