Djokovic beats Berdych to even semifinal at 2-2

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)?Serbia?s Novak Djokovic came from behind to beat Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic on Sunday and level their Davis Cup semifinal at 2-2.
Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to make it all square in the best-of-five series.
Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia played Radek Stepanek in the decisive singles match.
Serbia is bidding to reach its first Davis Cup final while the Czech Republic was runner-up last year.
Djokovic rode the support of his hometown crowd of 15,000 in the Belgrade Arena that even used vuvuzelas to fire up their team.
But the U.S. Open runner-up had a lethargic start, dropping his serve in the seventh game to lose the first set.
Djokovic skipped the opening singles Friday because he was still tired from Monday?s final against Rafael Nadal and only returned to the Serbian capital from New York two days before the match.
He returned to play doubles on Saturday in a losing effort that left Serbia trailing 2-1 and Djokovic had to beat Berdych to keep Serbia?s hopes alive.
Djokovic came into the match with a 2-1 career edge over Berdych but the Czech had won their Wimbledon semifinal. Berdych then lost the final to Nadal.
There was a scary moment for the Serbian team in the sixth game of the second set. Leading 3-2, Djokovic tried to reach a smash from Berdych but slipped and fell heavily. He needed a medical break but returned with a bandage on his right knee.
Djokovic appeared to have no problems, however, and had one break point as he continued the game.
Berdych held but hit a backhand into the net to go down 5-3 and Djokovic served out the set to level at 1-1.
Djokovic broke serve twice to go up 4-1 in the third and although he had a brief lapse when he lost the next game with two straight errors, the Serb did not let up the pressure.
Berdych played a drop shot that looked like a winner until Djokovic reached it and put away a soft backhand winner across the net. Djokovic stood on the sideline with his hand cupped to his ear. The crowd loved it and Berdych appeared shaken mentally as he dropped his serve again before Djokovic served out the set.
Berdych missed with a smash to face two break points in the ninth game of the fourth. He saved one but not the other when his slice shot hit the net.
Djokovic used his first match point with a backhand to send the fans into a frenzy.
The winner of the match will face France in the Dec. 3-5 final. France beat Argentina 5-0 in the other semifinal.

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