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Posted at 3:45 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2009

Tennis: Japan defeats China in Davis Cup

Associated Press

OSAKA, Japan — Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki of Japan won their doubles match Saturday to complete a 3-0 sweep of China in Davis Cup play.

Iwabuchi and Suzuki beat China's Zhang Ze and Zeng Shaoxuan 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 as Japan advanced to the third round of the regional playoff.

Japan will next play the winner of Uzbekistan-South Korea for the right to advance to the World Group playoffs.

Kei Nishikori and Go Soeda won their singles matches Friday to give Japan a 2-0 lead.