This is why you play the game on the court, not on paper. Despite playing without the Bondarenko sisters, Team Ukraine edged the higher ranked players of Team Australia to win their April 2011 Fed Cup tie. One wonders if this would have happened if Samantha Stosur had played for Team Australia. Jarmila Groth won … Continue reading »
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Australia vs Ukraine Fed Cup Press Conferences First Singles Pair April 2011
This is why you have to play the game. On paper, the Aussie team should be up 2-0, but Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine had other ideas, upsetting Australia’s Anastasia Rodionova, squaring the match at 1-1 and giving Ukraine a real chance to pull the big upset.
Sculling Race Determines Order of Draw For Australia vs Ukraine Fed Cup Tie
Team Australia and Team Ukraine found an interesting way to determine the order of their draw for their Fed Cup tie. They let a crew team determine it! I have a fondness for this, as it combines my love of tennis and rowing, which I competed in many years ago.
Australia vs Ukraine: Fed Cup Media Day
Jarmila Groth and Anastasia Rodionova lead Australia into their Fed Cup tie with Ukraine. On paper the team of Groth, Rodionova, Sophie Ferguson and Sally Peers seems too much for Ukraine’s team of Lesia Tsurenko, Olga Savchuk, Yuliya Beygelzimer and Viktoria Kutuzova. Both teams are missing top stars; Samantha Stosur and Jelena Dokic for Australia, … Continue reading »
Australia Vs. Italy Day Two Press Conference, Fed Cup 2011
Italy defeats Australia 4-1.
Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone Lead Italy Past Australia At Fed Cup 2011
Australia did well on day one to split the singles, giving Samantha Stosur and Jarmila Groth a chance to close the show on day two of singles. Instead, it was Flavia Pennetta staying perfect, following her upset of Stosur with a 6-3 6-2 defeat of Groth. In the match many anticipated when Fed Cup play … Continue reading »
Australia and Italy Split First Two Matches at Fed Cup
But I would have to say that Jarmila Groth defeating Francesca Schiavone gives Australia the early lead. Schiavone, I think, needed to win that match to make things easier for Italy.
Australia Fed Cup Media Conference Pre-Match With Italy
The Australian team is strong, but so is Italy. From the standpoint of competition, this is probably the match-up I’m most paying attention to this week. I really want to see Samantha Stosur face Francesca Schiavone again. I think a lot of tennis fans are looking forward to seeing that again, the irresistible force of … Continue reading »
Italian and Australian Fed Cup Team Interviews
This should be a great match-up. It’s tough to call who will win between Italy and Australia. Australia has a 5-0 lifetime lead, but Italy fields a strong team with Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. Australia counters with Samantha Stosur, Jarmila Groth, Anastasia Rodionova and Rennae Stubbs. It might come down … Continue reading »
Wozniacki, Venus, Li, Henin Advance; Rezai, Hantuchova Upset On Day One Of Australian Open
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki made sure she would not succumb to a first round upset by defeating doubles ace Gisela Dulko 6-3 6-4 in her opening match at the 2011 Australian Open. However, although it was a straight set win for the Danish superstar, Dulko did have her chances. The Argentine did a good job … Continue reading »
