BELGRADE, Serbia, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Janko Tipsarevic and Novak Djokovic each scored do-or-die singles wins Sunday, rallying Serbia to a 3-2 win over the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup semifinals.
Down 2-1 entering Sunday's final tie, U.S. Open runner-up Djokovic first notched a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Tomas Berdych to keep Serbia's hopes alive.
Tipsarevic then followed that win up with a relatively easy 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 decision over Stepanek, putting Serbia into the Davis Cup finals against France.
France, which downed Argentina 5-0 in the weekend's other semifinal, will face Serbia for the Davis Cup crown in December.
Djokovic, the world No. 2, missed Friday's play with illness and had to battle through knee pain in his clutch performance against Berdych, thrilling a crowd of 18,000 at Belgrade with a tense 3-hour, 14-minute victory.
