Richard' match was the first to take place in the Davis Cup semifinals between France and the Czech Republic.
Richard scored a decisive 6-3 6-2 6-3 victory against Tomas Berdych and silenced all those lamenting that he was preferred by the French DC-captain over Gael Monfils.Richard broke the Czech 6 times, had only to concede one of his own service games himself and had impeccable stats on clay: 33 winners, only 12 unforced errors.
In remains to be seen if and when Richard will play again during this Davis Cup weekend.
