FED CUP TENNIS RESULTS – U.S. DEFEATS AUSTRALIA, 4-0

Written by: Staff on 17th April 2016

2016 Fed Cup tennis tournament in Brisbane

FED CUP TENNIS RESULTS - U.S. DEFEATS AUSTRALIA, 4-0

epa05263018 The USA Fed Cup team attend a press conference after the 2016 Fed Cup tennis tournament World Group playoff between Australia and the United States at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 17 April 2016. EPA/GLENN HUNT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT |

United States vs. Australia

Fed Cup by BNP Paribas

2016 World Group Playoff

Queensland Tennis Centre

Brisbane, Australia * April 16-17

THE UNITED STATES DEFEATS AUSTRALIA, 4-0

The U.S. now moves back to competing in the World Group next year by beating Australia, 4-0, in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff on an outdoor clay court in Pat Rafter Arena at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia.

In the first match of the day, world No. 36 CoCo Vandeweghe came from a set down to beat world No. 26 Samantha Stosur, 26, 75, 64, in two hours and 18 minutes to clinch the victory for the United States. The win was also the first in her Fed Cup singles career for Vandeweghe who now moves to 1-3. Vandeweghe also moved her lifetime record to 4-1 against Stosur. The U.S. team is now 3-1 when Coco takes the court. The Christina McHale-Daria Gavrilova match was not played.

In the dead doubles rubber, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and CoCo Vandeweghe faced Daria Gavrilova and Arina Rodionova. Daria and Arina were substituted for Casey Dellacqua and Samantha Stosur. In the end, Mattek-Sands and Vandeweghe won the match, 61, 64, in one hour and 17 minutes. With the victory Mattek-Sands and Vandeweghe remain undefeated as a doubles team. In Fed Cup, Mattek-Sands moved her doubles record to 5-0 record while Vandeweghe moved to 3-0.

Coco Vandeweghe and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the USA in action during their doubles match against Daria Gavlirova and Arina Rodionova of Australia at the 2016 Fed Cup tennis tournament World Group playoff between Australia and the United States at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 17 April 2016. EPA/GLENN HUNT

The U.S. remains undefeated at 22-0 when leading after the first day of play (since the World Group format was instituted in 1995). The U.S. also improves to 10-12 all-time in Fed Cup ties played on the road, and holds an overall 146-36 record. The victory also moves the Fed Cup teams record to 11-3 in matches played in Australia/New Zealand.

Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 102 nations taking part in 2016. The United States leads all nations with 17 Fed Cup titles, the last coming in 2000.