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"&lt;p&gt;               &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Germany sealed its place in the Fed Cup final by beating Australia after Angelique Kerber clinched the victory with a three-set win over Sam Stosur on Sunday.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Kerber overcame a slow start to win 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, giving Germany an unbeatable 3-0 lead and its first Fed Cup final berth since 1992, when it beat Spain for the title.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Stosur opened the third set by double-faulting on break point, but broke back to level on the hard court at Pat Rafter Arena.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; In the third game, which went to eight deuces, Stosur's forehand that landed long gave Kerber the break and a 2-1 lead. Kerber was broken while serving for the match, but held serve two games later to close it out, clinching the semifinal with an ace.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ''It's a very special moment for me and the whole team,'' Kerber said. ''It feels very great. I played a good match but it was a tough one because Sam was playing also very tough and I have never beaten her before (in two previous matches).''    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Germany will play either the Czech Republic or Italy in the final on Nov. 8-9. The Czechs led 2-0 after the first day.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; A later reverse singles match between Casey Dellacqua and Andrea Petkovic was not played.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty, who advanced to three Grand Slam doubles finals last year, beat Julia Goerges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 10-2 in the deciding pro set to make the final scoreline 3-1.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Stosur said she gave it her best shot against Kerber on Sunday.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ''I don't know if I can fight any harder than I did in that match,'' the former U.S. Open champion said. ''In the second set I have to say I lost my way and that didn't help. I knew I had to regroup and start again. I had chances today to win it but that's what it comes down to playing a top player. It's not a lost opportunity, the only opportunity lost was not making the final and that was always going to be tough.''    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; On Saturday, Petkovic and Kerber had straight-set wins - Petkovic opened with a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win over Stosur while Kerber defeated Dellacqua 6-1, 6-0.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Two years ago, Australia upset Germany 3-2 in Stuttgart in a World Group encounter in which Stosur won both her singles matches.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; It was Australia's first semifinal appearance since 1993. Australia has not won the Fed Cup since 1974 when seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Evonne Goolagong led Australia to victory.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Copyright 2014 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.      &lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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