GENEVA -- Roger Federer has taken Switzerland to its first Davis Cup final in 22 years, beating Fabio Fognini of Italy in the opening reverse singles Sunday for a winning 3-1 lead in their semifinal.
Federer celebrated with skipping jumps across the court on completing a 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (4) win against the 17th-ranked Fognini.
"It's fabulous to share in this moment," Federer said in an on-court interview after being hoisted on the shoulders of teammate Stan Wawrinka and captain Severin Luethi for a lap of honor round the court.
Their celebrations delighted a noisy 18,000-plus crowd at Palexpo indoor arena.
Switzerland will play at France in the final on Nov. 21-23. The French beat two-time defending champion Czech Republic this weekend.
Switzerland has never won the 114-year-old competition, and lost its only final in 1992 against a United States team of Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras.
In Federer's only previous Davis Cup semifinal 11 years ago, he lost a decisive reverse singles match against Lleyton Hewitt in Australia.
"After the difficult defeat in 2003 we had another chance this year," Federer said.
Federer improved to 3-0 against Fognini, who again failed to win a set off the third-ranked Swiss.
The key point in the tiebreaker was Federer's forehand crosscourt return of serve for a winner to lead 5-4. He followed with an ace, and then won a rally on Fognini's serve when the Italian netted a forehand.
France rolls to Davis final
PARIS -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet put France back in the Davis Cup final by winning the doubles and ending the two-year reign of the Czech Republic on Saturday.
Tsonga and Gasquet, who won their singles on Friday, gave Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek a rare doubles defeat in Davis Cup, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1 at Roland Garros.
France, with an unassailable 3-0 lead, made the final for the first time since 2010. It won the last of its nine cups in 2001.
The defending champion Czechs needed to win the doubles to keep alive their chances of reaching a third straight final, but Stepanek played with an apparent right hip injury that required frequent treatment, and Berdych, who lost his singles to Gasquet, struggled with consistency.
"In the beginning of the second set I felt something in my lower back, I did not pay much attention to it, but with the time spent on the court it was getting worse and worse, and at the end of the second set I was very limited in my movements," said Stepanek, who was unable to sit during the news conference.
"In normal circumstances I would have retired, but I believed I had to somehow finish the match."
Both captains amended their pairings before the match, but Berdych and Stepanek could not extend their winning partnership, as they were handed only their second loss in 17 doubles in the competition, the last occasion to Spain in the 2009 final.
Berdych, who struggled to adjust to clay after reaching the US Open quarterfinals last week, praised France.
"The guy from the French team that played the most in Paris (Gael Monfils), who should play on clay for them, did not even step out on the court," he said. "Without him, they achieved a great result. It just shows how difficult the Davis Cup is. We did not have as many options as them, that was the difference."
France captain Arnaud Clement admitted he was fortunate to have in-form players available.
"Today, I had three possible teams, and all of them were capable of winning this match," he said.
The French got off to a strong start on center court, breaking in the second game when Gasquet fired a shot at Berdych's feet. They quickly led 4-1 but dropped three consecutive games as Stepanek raised his level.
In the tiebreak, Gasquet unleashed a superb backhand pass to put the French 4-2 ahead, but the the Czechs regained momentum as they won five straight points to close out the set.
The French had to dig deep to stave off seven break points early in the second set, and went a break up at 3-2 off Stepanek's serve when Tsonga hit a backhand crosscourt winner.
Stepanek and Berdych left the court with the French up 5-4, for a medical timeout. They were greeted with jeers and whistles when they returned after a nearly 10-minute break. Tsonga looked unfazed and held his serve, wrapping up the set with an ace to level the set score.
Berdych dropped his focus as he served two consecutive double faults in the error-riddled next game to hand the French a break. The tall Czech was again at fault when he missed a backhand volley on Stepanek's serve, with their opponents moving up 3-0.
The twists and turns continued as the Czechs recovered, despite more treatment for Stepanek, who was in obvious pain. They won three straight games to lead 5-4, then failed to hold on to a 4-2 lead in the tiebreak. Gasquet fired a dazzling pass down the line to seal the set, raising his arms in triumph to the delight of the legion of French fans.
Stepanek could hardly move in the fourth set, and the French wrapped it up decisively.
Jiri Vesely managed to salvage some pride for the Czechs as he beat Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-3 in a consolation win on Sunday.
Australia finishes Uzbekistan sweep
PERTH, Australia -- Australia completed a 5-0 Davis Cup win over Uzbekistan on Sunday a day after clinching a spot in next year's elite World Group.
In reverse singles, Sam Groth of Australia beat Temur Ismailov 6-3, 6-2 before Nick Kyrgios defeated Sanjar Fayziev 6-1, 6-1 in just 40 minutes.
Australia did not drop a set in any of its five matches.
On Saturday, Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione beat Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov in doubles to clinch the playoff. Kyrgios beat Istomin and Hewitt defeated Dustov on grass courts Friday at the Cottesloe Tennis Club.
Australia will find out next week who they'll play in the opening round of the 2015 World Group. Uzbekistan has yet to qualify for the World Group in six attempts and will return to Asian qualifying.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.