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Tennis-Czech Republic beat France 3-2 to win Fed Cup

STRASBOURG, France, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic beat hosts France 3-2 to win their fifth Fed Cup title in six years on Sunday and 10th overall. Karolina Pliskova and Barbora Strycova downed Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia 7-5 7-5 in the doubles to hand the visitors the decisive point. The nation won five titles as Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 80s before dominating the women's team competition in recent years. (Writing by Julien Pretot; Editing by XXXX)