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PARIS -- Setting their sights on a first Davis Cup win since 2001, the French players are finding extra motivation in the daunting task awaiting them. France earned its place in the final by ending the two-year dominance of Czech Republic in the team competition with a 4-1 win over the defending champions on clay at Roland Garros. They now need to overcome Roger Federers Switzerland. The 17-time Grand Slam champion put his country back in the final for the first time in 22 years by beating Fabio Fognini of Italy in the opening reverse singles Sunday for a winning 3-1 lead in their semifinal. The Davis Cup is the only major trophy still missing from Federers collection. "Federer is a monument of tennis, this is a dream final," said Richard Gasquet, Frances standout player of the weekend. Gael Monfils wrapped up victory for France with a 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Lukas Rosol on Sunday after Jiri Vesely salvaged some pride for the Czechs by beating Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-3 in a consolation win in the first reverse singles. "There is no need for motivation when you are in the final, but hosting Federer adds an extra something to a sumptuous final," Benneteau said. France booked its place in the final on Saturday when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gasquet won the doubles to give the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead. Monfils was initially set to play the opening singles but was replaced by Gasquet by France captain Arnaud Clement after failing to recover from jet lag following his quarterfinalist placing at the U.S. Open last week. Clements decision paid dividends as Gasquet put France on the right track with a straight sets victory against the sixth-ranked Tomas Berdych before Tsonga extended his teams lead to 2-0 by beating Rosol. "Everybody speaks about a dream final against Switzerland, but for me the dream is just that France will be there," Clement said. "With Federer and Stan Wawrinka, Its obviously a big contest but the important thing is that we are in the final." Switzerland has never won the competition and lost its only final in 1992 against the United States. After hosting the Czechs at Roland Garros, the French are trying to finalize a deal for the tie to be staged in a bigger venue, with the northern city of Lille being touted as the likely host. Clement said he will have lengthy discussions with his players before deciding on the surface, but Tsonga played down the importance of the decision. "It wont have a big impact on the result," said Tsonga. "All the players that will be involved are capable of playing well on all surfaces." 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Portsmouth will take on Plymouth Argyle for a shot at Wembley The other tie will definitely be between Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle on Thursday May 12 and 15 but with both teams level on 78 points going into the final game of the season on Saturday, their final positions in the table have yet to be decided.All three finals will be held at Wembley over the weekend of 28-30 May.Sky Bet Football League play-off schedule - all games live on Sky Sports:Championship - Match ALeg 1 (6 v 3): Friday, May 13 (7.45pm)Leg 2 (3 v 6): Monday, May 16 (7.45pm) Championship - Match BLeg 1 (5 v 4): Saturday, May 14 (12.30pm)Leg 2 (4 v 5): Tuesday, May 17 (7.45pm) League 1 - Match A*Leg 1 (6 v 3): Saturday, May 14 (5.30pm)Leg 2 (3 v 6): Thursday, May 19 (7.45pm) League 1 - Match B*Leg 1 (5 v 4): Sunday, May 15 (12.15pm)Leg 2 (4 v 5): Friday, May 20 (7.45pm) League 2 - Match ALeg 1 (6 v 5): Thursday, May 12 (7.45pm)Leg 2 (5 v 6): Sunday, May 15 (6pm) League 2 - Match BLeg 1 (7 v 4): Saturday, May 14 (7.30pm)Leg 2 (4 v 7): Wednesday, May 18 (7.45pm)Championship play-off finalSaturday, May 28 (5pm)League 1 play-off final Sunday, May 29 (3pm)League 2 play-off finalMonday, May 30 (3pm)*If Millwall finish third and Barnsley finish sixth, then the Match A and Match B dates will switch in Sky Bet League 1. 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