(AP):

David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych duly won their singles with little fuss and lined up Spain and the Czech Republic for the Davis Cup final in November.

The No. 5-ranked Ferrer and No. 7 Berdych ensured their teams secured 3-1 semi-final victories with a match to spare. Spain won a 24th straight home tie since 2000 in beating the United States in Gijon, and the Czechs handed Argentina in Buenos Aires their first home loss on clay since 1998.

The Czechs will host their first cup final since 1980, when they won their only cup as the former Czechoslovakia. It's set for November 16-18.

"This is going to be the highlight of my career up until now," Berdych said. "It is going to be very difficult playing against Spain, the champion, but at least we are lucky to be playing at home."

Spain, the team of the century so far, will be bidding for their fourth title in five years, among them a 5-0 sweep of the Czechs in the 2009 final in Barcelona.

Ferrer beat John Isner 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, his speed and defence inducing 70 unforced errors from Isner, who took out his frustration by slamming and kicking his racket. Ferrer has won all 16 of his cup singles on clay.

"(Ferrer's) a guy who never gives up, he's a gladiator and he knows the way he needs to play on clay, the way he needs to move and hit the ball," Spain captain Alex Corretja said. "It's been a wonderful year and now we want to go for more, of course."

Ferrer, in the absence of the unavailable Rafael Nadal, will have a chance to lead Spain to a fourth Davis Cup title in his career.

In Buenos Aires, Berdych accounted for cup debutant Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. It's the sixth time in the cup that Berdych has played three matches in a tie and the third time he's won all three. He also did it against Serbia in the quarter-finals in April.

"To win three points in three days - especially in this place - I just feel great," Berdych said.

Berdych's achievement was made easier when Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro aggravated his left wrist injury in winning his Friday singles and had to withdraw before his scheduled match with Berdych.