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Germany wins doubles

Moscow: Doubles duo Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Waske lifted Germany to 2-1 in its Davis Cup semifinal clash with reigning champion Russia here on Saturday, beating Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(5). The results (semifinals): At Moscow: Russia 1 vs. Germany 2 [Nikolay Davydenko lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(5), 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7; Dmitry Tursunov & Mikhail Youzhny lost to Philipp Petzschner & Alexander Waske 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-7(5)].

At Goteborg: Sweden 1 vs. United States 1 [Thomas Johansson bt James Blake 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3].

Playoffs: At Prague: Czech Republic 2 vs. Switzerland 1 [Tomas Berdych bt Stanislas Warwinka 7-6(2), 6-4, 7-5; Tomas Berdych & Radek Stepanek bt Roger Federer & Yves Allegro 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-4 ].

At Innsbruck: Austria 3 beat Brazil 0 [Stefan Koubek bt Ricardo Mello 6-2, 6-3, 6-3; Julian Knowle & Jurgen Melzer bt Gustavo Kuerten & Andre Sa 6-1, 6-1, 6-4].

At Belgrade: Serbia 2 vs. Australia 1 [Janko Tipsarevic lost to Lleyton Hewitt 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 1-6; Nenad Zimonjic & Novak Djokovic bt Paul Hanley & Lleyton Hewitt 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2].

At London: Britain 3 beat Croatia 0 [Tim Henman & Jamie Murray bt Marin Cilic & Lovro Zovko 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-5. — Agencies

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