Czech's defeat the Swiss in record breaking match

In a Davis Cup tie which has broken the record for the longest match in the history of the tournament, the defending champions the Czech Republic have defeated Switzerland in a grueling seven hour match.

In Seven hours and two minutes Czech pair Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol saw off a challenge from the Swiss pairing of Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli in a doubles tie.

The world group first-round match was settled on a double fault, finishing 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-7 24-22.

Berdych said: "I have never played tennis that long."

He added: "I like it because I now have a new experience but we still need one more point, so let's go again Sunday."

The record that the players smashed stood at six hours and 22 minutes.

Berdych and Rosol's doubles victory is now the second longest match ever behind American John Isner's 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-6 70-68 win against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round of Wimbledon in 2010.

That match was played over three days and the pair spent 11 hours and five minutes on court.