Fed Cup by BNP Paribas – Day 1 results
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
RUSSIA leads ITALY 2-0
Venue: Sports Palace Megasport, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 60 62
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 67(4) 61
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Sara Errani (ITA)
Ekaterina Makarova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Alberta Brianti / Maria-Elena Camerin (ITA)
BELGIUM level with CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1
Venue: Spiroudome, Charleroi, BEL (hard – indoors)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 62 76(4)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 64 64
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
An-Sophie Mestach / Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) v Iveta Benesova / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
GERMANY leads USA 2-0
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GER (clay – indoors)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) d. Christina McHale (USA) 63 64
Julia Goerges (GER) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) 62 76(5)
Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Melanie Oudin (USA)
Julia Goerges (GER) v Christina McHale (USA)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Liezel Huber / Vania King (USA)
SPAIN level with FRANCE 1-1
Venue: Club de Tenis Lleida, Lleida, ESP (clay – outdoors)
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 62 64
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 75 67(4) 62
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Aravane Rezai (FRA)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino / Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) v Alize Cornet / Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
SLOVAK REPUBLIC level with SERBIA 1-1
Venue: Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, SVK (clay – indoors)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 46 63 61
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 62 64
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
Daniela Hantuchova / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) v Jelena Jankovic / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
AUSTRALIA level with UKRAINE 1-1
Venue: Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club, Melbourne, AUS (clay – outdoors)
Jarmila Groth (AUS) d. Olga Savchuk (UKR) 61 61
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 61 64
Jarmila Groth (AUS) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) v Olga Savchuk (UKR)
Sophie Ferguson / Sally Peers (AUS) v Yuliya Beygelzimer / Viktoria Kutuzova (UKR)
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
BELARUS leads ESTONIA 2-0
Venue: Palace of Sport, Minsk, BLR (hard – indoors)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 62 60
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Margit Ruutel (EST) 60 60
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v Margit Ruutel (EST)
Olga Govortsova (BLR) v Anett Kontaveit (EST)
Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova (BLR) v Maret Ani / Eva Paalma (EST)
SLOVENIA level with CANADA 1-1
Venue: Teniski Klub Koper, Koper, SLO (clay – outdoors)
Rebecca Marino (CAN) d. Masa Zec-Peskiric (SLO) 63 75
Polona Hercog (SLO) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 60 64
Polona Hercog (SLO) v Rebecca Marino (CAN)
Masa Zec-Peskiric (SLO) v Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Andreja Klepac / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) v Stephanie Dubois / Sharon Fichman (CAN)
SWITZERLAND leads SWEDEN 2-0
Venue: TC Lido Lugano, Lugano, SUI (clay – outdoors)
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 76(2) 61
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 61 60
Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Timea Bacsinszky / Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson (SWE)
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