Archive: April 2013
2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group/World Group II play-offs - results 21 April.
Sara Errani (ITA) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 64 62
For as much as Venus Williams has accomplished, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist achieved a first on Sunday.
Apparently it can happen. Someone other than Rafael Nadal can win Monte Carlo. It was a very near thing.
For a round in which most of the ties were played indoors, weather played an amazing role. On Sunday, it was Italy's turn to be hit by rain.
Canada is back into the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II for 2014 after defeating Ukraine 3-2 in their play-off tie in Kiev. (English and French)
Novak Djokovic has tasted victory on numerous occasions, but few may be as sweet as his win on Sunday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.
First blood of the weekend went to Italy. Not that it was much of a surprise. Italy's #1 Sara Errani beat Czech #2 Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-2.
Clearly Novak Djokovic is getting close to 100%. We are due for a rerun of last year's Nadal versus Djokovic final.
Saturday concludes the first day of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II play-off tie between Canada and Ukraine.
2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group/World Group II play-offs - latest results 20 April.
Regulation victories for Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic steered them through to a final showdown at Monte Carlo – in a repeat of the 2012 final there.
This was another relatively slow start for Novak Djokovic -- but only relatively. This time, he needed only about eight games to take charge.
Now here's an odd idea: Suppose that, instead of four singles matches and a doubles match, Fed Cup involved four doubles matches and a singles match?
This was another relatively slow start for Novak Djokovic -- but only relatively.
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