2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals

Written by: on 20th April 2013
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2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals

epa03623023 Sara Errani of Italy returns a shot during her match against Maria Sharapova of Russia at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, USA, 13 March 2013. EPA/PAUL BUCK  |

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

 

ITALY leads CZECH REPUBLIC 2-0

Venue: Circolo del Tennis Palermo, Palermo, ITA (clay – outdoors)

 

Sara Errani (ITA) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 64 62

Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 64 61

Sara Errani (ITA) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)

Roberta Vinci (ITA) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)

Flavia Pennetta/Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (CZE)

 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC leads RUSSIA 2-0

Venue: Sports Center Krylatskoye, Moscow, RUS (clay – indoors)

 

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 57 61 64

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 62 64

Maria Kirilenko (RUS v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

Ekaterina Makarova/ Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Jana Cepelova/ Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

 

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

 

GERMANY level with SERBIA 1-1

Venue: Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, GER (clay – indoors)

 

Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Mona Barthel (GER) 76(5) 26 62

Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 75 62

Angelique Kerber (GER) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)

Mona Barthel (GER) v Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Vesna Dolonc/Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)

 

SWITZERLAND v AUSTRALIA no play due to rain (tie to resume at 07:30 GMT on Sunday)

Venue: Tennis Club Chiasso, Chiasso-Seseglio, SUI (clay – outdoors)

 

Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Romina Oprandi (SUI) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Romina Oprandi (SUI) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

Timea Bacsinszky/Amra Sadikovic (SUI) v Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

 

SPAIN leads JAPAN 2-0

Venue: Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, ESP (clay – outdoors)

 

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Misaki Doi (JPN) 63 64

Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 62 63

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)

Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) v Misaki Doi (JPN)

Lourdes Dominguez Lino/Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Shuko Aoyama/Ayumi Morita (JPN)

 

USA v SWEDEN

Venue: Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, USA (hard – outdoors)

 

Sloane Stephens (USA) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)

Serena Williams (USA) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)

Serena Williams (USA) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)

Sloane Stephens (USA) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)

Varvara Lepchenko/Venus Williams (USA) v Sofia Arvidsson/Johanna Larsson (SWE)

 

WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

 

BELGIUM level with POLAND 1-1

Venue: Tennisclub Koksijde, Koksijde, BEL (hard – indoors)

 

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) 62 64

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 64 63

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) v Urszula Radwanska (POL)

Ysaline Bonaventure/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) v Alicja Rosolska/ Katarzyna Piter (POL)

 

FRANCE level with KAZAKHSTAN 1-1

Venue: Palais des Sports de Besancon, Besancon, FRA (hard – indoors)

 

Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 60 63

Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) 26 63 62

Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

Alize Cornet (FRA) v Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)

Alize Cornet/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Yaroslava Shvedova/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)

 

 

ARGENTINA level with GREAT BRITAIN 1-1

Venue: Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, ARG (clay – outdoors)

 

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) d. Johanna Konta (GBR) 63 62

Laura Robson (GBR) d. Florencia Molinero (ARG) 61 61

Paula Ormaechea (ARG) v Laura Robson (GBR)

Florencia Molinero (ARG) v Johanna Konta (GBR)

Mailen Auroux/Maria Irigoyen (ARG) v Anne Keothavong/Laura Robson (GBR)

 

UKRAINE level with CANADA 1-1

Venue: Sport Club Meridian, Kiev, UKR (clay – indoors)

 

Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 67(8) 63 62

Sharon Fichman (CAN) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 76(5) 26 63

Lesia Tsurenko (UKR v Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Elina Svitolina (UKR) v Sharon Fichman (CAN)

Yuliya Beygelzimer/Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) v Gabriela Dabrowski/ Sharon Fichman (CAN)

 

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II, ULCINJ, MONTENEGRO, 17-20 APRIL

 

Promoted: Latvia and Tunisia

Relegated: Estonia and Greece

 

The complete results from Europe/Africa Zone Group II can be found here: [Click Here]

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