GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Tomas Berdych beat Stanislas Wawrinka in four sets Sunday, giving the defending champion Czech Republic a Davis Cup series win over Switzerland.
Berdych defeated Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) for an insurmountable lead in the best-of-five first-round series. Swiss player Henri Laaksonen rallied to a 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over the Czechs' Jiri Vesely, making the final series score 3-2.