Prague: Petra Kvitova handed the Czech Republic their third Fed Cup title in four years after beating Angelique Kerber in the final on Sunday to give her team an unbeatable lead over Germany.


Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic (in blue) hugs teammate Lucie Safarova after beating Germany's Angelique Kerber in the Fed Cup final in Prague yesterday. Pic/AFP  

Kvitova, the Wimbledon champion and world number four, beat 10th-ranked Kerber in a three-set rollercoaster rubber pitting the teams' number one players 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 57 minutes.