Berdych to lead Czechs against Russia

World number 10 Tomas Berdych will spearhead the Czech Republic side in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Russia in Moscow later this month, news agency CTK reported on Tuesday.

Czech captain Jaroslav Navratil named the same side that overcame Belgium 3-2 in February, with Radek Stepanek and doubles specialists Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner completing the team.

The Czechs opted to pair Berdych and Stepanek in the doubles against Belgium, as well as the play off against Switzerland last year, but the clay court at Moscow's Luzhniki arena could be better suited to Dlouhy and Vizner who reached the French Open final last year.

The tie takes place between April 11-13.