By Tennis Guru on Oct 30, 2009 in FED Cup, Serena Williams, Tennis News | 0 Comments
For the first time since 2007, world number one Serena Williams is back on the United States Fed Cup team. The U.S. team will face host Italy in the FED Cup final on November 7 to 8, 2009. Joining Williams in the roster are surprise US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, Alexa Glatch and top-ranked doubles [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 27, 2009 in FED Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
United States and Italy outperformed their semifinal opponents in contrasting fashion on Sunday to secure their places in the Fed Cup final, which will take place this coming November. Italy will host the U.S. team. The Italian team, the 2007 champs, dethroned two-time defending champion Russia (4-1). Francesca Schiavone was clearly the star of the [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 26, 2009 in FED Cup | 0 Comments
World Group: Italy leads Russia (2-0) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (1-6, 6-2, 6-3) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) (6-4,6-0) Czech Republic vs. U.S (tied at 1-1) Petra Kvitova (CZE) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) (6-3, 7-6) Alexa Glatch (USA) def. Iveta Benesova (CZE) (6-1, 6-2) World Group Play-Offs: Serbia leads Spain [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 25, 2009 in Featured, FED Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
It’s going to be an exciting weekend for women’s tennis as some of the top WTA Tour players compete for their respective home nations for FED Cup glory. The FED Cup World Group Semifinals, World Group Play-offs and World Group II Play-offs takes place this Saturday and players are all set to give their best [...]
By Tennis Guru on Apr 16, 2009 in FED Cup, Tennis News, WTA | 1 Comment
The FED Cup World Group Semifinals, World Group Play-offs and World Group II Play-offs will take place on April 25 to 26 and the players nominated to play for their respective countries have been revealed on Tuesday. Noticeably absent in the World Group competitions are Maria Sharapova (Russia), who’s still nursing a shoulder injury, Nicole [...]