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14 ITFWORLD WINTER 2014 PHILIPPE CHATRIER AWARD FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS Kvitova then took charge and quickly went a double break up for 3-0 in the second set as the finish line approached. It was at this point she tightened. Kerber recovered to 3-3 and then went on to level the match as her Czech opponent consistently misfired with her groundstrokes. As Kerber took a 3-0 lead in the deciding set, the pressure again took its toll and Kvitova fought her way back to 4-4 before breaking to earn a chance to serve for the trophy. Three match points came and went after some stunning defence from Kerber, but Kvitova took the fourth and the arena erupted as a two-hour- and-57-minute encounter ended 76 46 64. "It is an emotion I have never had this year," said Kvitova. "Wimbledon was totally different. I didn't have this emotion, I was playing so well during Wimbledon but here it was really up and down. "That's why it is great to play the Fed Cup Final. It's for your country but always when you are not feeling great and you don't have enough energy, you always find something and I'm not sure where I found it. I am just glad that I found it." Germany at least picked up some form of consolation as Julia Goerges and Lisicki beat two-time Grand Slam champions and Olympic silver medallists Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 64 63 in the dead doubles rubber. Later that night, the two teams danced together long into the night in a city centre bar in Prague. A fitting way to mark the end of the 2014 edition of a competition which prides itself on team spirit and fair play. Andrea Petkovic was nervous in her Fed Cup Final debut Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka provide support from the sidelines Kvitova consoles Kerber after winning the final for the hosts Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova with the trophy