SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia earned their chance to win a fifth Fed Cup title since 2004 when they reached the final after Elena Vesnina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova triumphed in the doubles to complete a 3-2 victory over Germany.
The duo were roared on by a partisan crowd at the Adler Arena in Sochi as they subdued Sabine Lisicki and Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-3 in the decisive fifth rubber.
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