The last last tournament of the year for Tomas – Davis Cup Final!

World number six Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek will spearhead the Czech team when they take on Davis Cup holders Spain in final in Prague on 16-18 November. Spain will however be without Nadal, who led his country to a 5-0 rout over the Czech Republic in the 2009 final when the two sides last met but has long struggled with a knee injury.

The Czech Republic are looking for their first Davis Cup title since Czechoslovakia lifted the trophy in 1980. They are also hoping to follow up the Czech women’s Fed Cup final victory last weekend to make the country the first since 1990 to sweep both team tennis titles.

Lukas Rosol and Ivo Minar will back up Berdych and Stepanek. The team’s two best players have teamed up for the doubles match in all of the Czech ties this year. Team captain Jaroslav Navratil stuck with the same squad that defeated Argentina in Buenos Aires in the semi-final.

The November 16-18 final will be played on an indoor hardcourt, which Spain’s coach favoring the Czechs.