Karel Novacek and Helena Sukova beat Boris Becker and ailing Steffi Graf 6-4, 6-4 to give Czechoslovakia a 2-1 victory over Germany in the semifinals of the Hopman Cup.
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Graf had a virus for the first two days of the event and defaulted from her singles match against Sukova after winning the first set 2-6 and losing the second 1-6. Becker beat Novacek 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) to tie the match.The Spanish brother-sister combination of Emilio Sanchez and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario faced the Swiss duo of Jakob Hlasek and Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere today in the other semifinal.