Worcester: After hitting her first competitive serve in five months just long, Venus Williams relaxed, recoiled and fired off another that was too much for Anastasiya Yakimova. Williams' comeback was off to a good start that just got better as she teamed with Liezel Huber for a 6-1, 6-2 doubles victory over Yakimova and Darya Kustova that capped a 5-0 Fed Cup shutout for the United States against Belarus on...
12:41 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Worcester: Recovery never comes fast enough for Venus Williams. The latest has been especially slow for Williams, who plans to return this weekend in the Fed Cup matches against Belarus after a five-month lay-off caused by Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can cause fatigue and joint pain. Williams practiced with the US team on Wednesday morning and said she's thrilled to be so close to competing again for the...
01:15 PM, Feb 02, 2012
New Delhi: Sania Mirza was on Monday named to spearhead the Indian challenge in next month's Fed Cup, where the country will strive to get back to Group I in the Asia/Oceania zone. The selectors also included national champion Rutuja Bhonsle, old hand Isha Lakhani and the young Prerna Bhambri in the four-member squad. The axe fell on Poojashree Venkatesha, veteran Rushmi Chakravarthy and Aishwarya Srivastava, who were part of...
02:57 PM, Dec 26, 2011
Moscow: Maria Sharapova has committed herself to playing in Russia's Fed Cup first round tie against Spain in February, the world number four said. "Not sure if everyone knows, but I will be playing Fed Cup for Russia versus Spain after (the Australian Open)," the Florida-based Russian said on her official website (www.mariasharapova.com). "So glad we get to play in Moscow! I will have four weeks in the Australian summer...
07:16 PM, Dec 20, 2011
Moscow: The Czech Republic won its first Fed Cup title in 23 years on Sunday after Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke beat Maria Kirilenko and Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-2 in the decisive doubles match to secure a 3-2 win over Russia in the final. It was the sixth title in the competition for the Czechs but their first since 1988, when it competed as Czechoslovakia and beat the Soviet Union...
07:39 PM, Nov 06, 2011
Moscow: Russia and the Czech Republic split the opening singles in the Fed Cup final on Saturday after Grand Slam winners Petra Kvitova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won their matches in straight sets. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova put the Czechs in the lead, defeating Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-2 in the first match. Kuznetsova tied it with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Lucie Safarova. The title will be decided on Sunday with...
11:33 PM, Nov 05, 2011
San Diego: After beating the United States at home and on the road in consecutive Fed Cup finals, the Italians really don't care if the Williams sisters were absent both times. Flavia Pennetta routed 18-year-old CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to give Italy its second straight Fed Cup final victory over the United States. Pennetta's victory in the fourth singles match gave the Italians a 3-1 decision in the...
09:17 AM, Nov 08, 2010
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Italy is well on its way to its second straight Fed Cup final victory against the United States. After straight-set victories by Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta on Saturday, the only real question is whether it'll be another shutout. Schiavone, the French Open winner, got Italy off to a fast start with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against 18-year-old CoCo Vandeweghe, who was making her Fed Cup...
10:47 AM, Nov 07, 2010
New York: Serena and Venus Williams have committed to play for the United States in the Fed Cup final against Italy in November, the USTA said on Thursday. The Williams sisters will join Melanie Oudin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and the world's top-ranked doubles player, Liezel Huber, in the best-of-five match series from November 6-7 in San Diego. "As captain, you always want to have your best players. I am very excited...
09:30 AM, Aug 13, 2010
Flavia Pennetta beat Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (3), 6-2 Sunday to qualify Italy for its fourth Fed Cup final. ...
11:04 PM, Apr 25, 2010
Mealnie Oudin put the US in the lead, before Elena Dementieva evened up for Russia. ...
10:23 AM, Apr 25, 2010
Melanie Oudin will lead off for the US in its Fed Cup semifinal against Russia. ...
11:51 AM, Apr 24, 2010
The team can be changed up to one hour before Friday's draw. The matches are on Saturday and Sunday. ...
10:53 AM, Apr 21, 2010
Serena and Venus Williams are being given extra time to join the squad. ...
11:16 AM, Apr 15, 2010
Sania Mirza and Poojashree Venkatesha notched up straight-set wins as India blanked Singapore 3-0 in a Group A. ...
05:10 PM, Feb 04, 2010
Russia completed a 5-0 whitewash of an understrength China. ...
07:29 PM, Feb 09, 2009
Russia completed a whitewash against Spain in Madrid ...
10:50 AM, Sep 15, 2008
Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina and Maria Sharapova are all missing from the Russian team. ...
02:55 AM, Sep 13, 2008
Italy also needed a victory in the doubles to defeat visiting France. ...
10:36 AM, Jul 16, 2007
Indian eves went down 0-3 to Taipei, which sees them lose their chance to vie for the World Group II playoffs in July. ...
11:57 PM, Apr 20, 2007
