PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: His nation expected and Tomas Berdych duly delivered. Granted it might have taken longer than anticipated but the big-hitting Czech came good in the end to defeat Nicolas Almagro in five sets.
In so doing Berdych levelled the score at 1-1 on the first day of the 100th Davis Cup by BNP Paribas FInal at the O2 Arena.