Fed Cup by BNP Paribas – day 2 results for World Group semifinals and play-off ties
WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS
RUSSIA defeated ITALY 5-0
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) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 64 62
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 76(5) 76(4)
Ekaterina Makarova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Alberta Brianti / Maria-Elena Camerin (ITA) 76(3) 61
CZECH REPUBLIC defeated BELGIUM 3-2
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
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 57 64 62
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 62 63
Iveta Benesova / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. Kirsten Flipkens / Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 64 64
WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS
GERMANY defeated USA 5-0
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) d. Melanie Oudin (USA) 62 64
Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Christina McHale (USA) 63 64
Julia Goerges / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d. Liezel Huber / Vania King (USA) 36 63 61
SPAIN defeated FRANCE 4-1
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) d. Aravane Rezai (FRA) 61 64
Lourdes Dominguez-Lino (ESP) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 64 64
Nuria Llagostera Vives / Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Alize Cornet / Virginie Razzano (FRA) 64 61
SERBIA defeated SLOVAK REPUBLIC 3-2
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) d. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 64 3-3 ret.
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 62 36 75
Jelena Jankovic / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) d. Daniela Hantuchova / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 26 75 97
UKRAINE defeated AUSTRALIA 3-2
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) d. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 61 63
Olga Savchuk (UKR) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 76(3) 76(12)
Lesia Tsurenko / Olga Savchuk (UKR) d. Jarmila Groth / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 06 76(3) 63
WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS
BELARUS defeated ESTONIA 5-0
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
Darya Kustova (BLR) d. Maret Ani (EST) 63 61
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 60 62
Darya Kustova / Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) d. Maret Ani / Anett Kontaveit (EST) 62 63
SLOVENIA defeated CANADA 3-2
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) d. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 57 62 86
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d. Masa Zec-Peskiric (SLO) 64 61
Polona Hercog / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d. Sharon Fichman / Rebecca Marino (CAN) 76(5) 62
SWITZERLAND defeated SWEDEN 4-1
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) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 36 75 62
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 63 61
Anna Brazhnikova / Sandra Roma (SWE) d. Amra Sadikovic / Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 75 64
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