Berdych and Stepanek guide Czechs into Davis Cup quarters

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek fought back from a set down to give the Czech Republic an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Belgium and a place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.

The Czech pair needed four hours and 21 minutes and to beat Olivier Rochus and Kristof Vliegen 6-7 7-6 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the doubles rubber CEZ arena.

The Belgians took the first set 7-2 in a tiebreak but the Czechs hit back in the next two.

Rochus and Vliegen forced a fifth set but the Czechs broke them in the fifth game and hung on to seal the match.

The Czechs will meet either Russia or Serbia in the quarter-finals. Russia led 2-1 in Moscow ahead of Sunday's reverse singles.