Belgium, Italy vie for Fed Cup crown
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Justine Henin-Hardenne played in every Grand Slam championship match this year. Now she's in the Fed Cup final, although hardly in the bloom of health.
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Italy defeated Spain to reach the final of the Fed Cup for the first time in its history. Flavia Pennetta beat Lourdes Dominguez-Lino 6-2, 6-4 Sunday to score her second singles victory of the weekend. Anabel Medina Garrigues had kept Spanish hopes up by defeating Italy&#039;s top player Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-2.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne&#39;s first-round 6-1, 6-4 win over the Czech qualifier Nicole Vaidisova here in the US Open was typical of the Belgian.
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As the year drew to a close, Myskina inspired Russia to their first Fed Cup title against France in Moscow. Federer&#39;s emergence to fill the vacuum left by the retirement of Pete Sampras stamped an indelible mark on the year.
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Italy made its bid to qualify for next yearâs European Championship a lot more difficult yesterday, and England made it much more likely.Italy, the World Cup champion, was held to a 0-0 tie against France yesterday, dropping them into third place in Group B with four matches to go.England defeated Israel, 3-0, in Group E. It plays host to Russia on Wednesday in a match that will probably leave one of the two teams facing elimination.
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Maria Sharapova will play for Russia against Spain in the first round of next year's Fed Cup, the first time she has played for her nation in the top team event of women's tennis.
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La nazionale femminile di tennis vincitrice della Fed Cup sar&agrave; ricevuta mercoledÃ¬ dal ministr...
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Russia and France take commanding leads in their Fed Cup semi-finals against Austria and Spain.
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UNDER-STRENGTH France reached their third Fed Cup final when they took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their semi-final against Spain today.
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Defending champions Russia progressed smoothly into the semi-finals of the Fed Cup on Sunday, while Spain overcame last season's beaten finalists Italy to set up a last-four clash against China.
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La Fed Cup &egrave; della Russia. L'Italia campione in carica non &egrave; riuscita nell'impresa di ...
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Defending champion France surged into the Fed Cup final, completing a 5-0 sweep of Spain on Thursday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
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At least one women's title will be up for grabs when the World Cup stops off for the first time in the Italian resort of Tarvisio between Friday and Sunday.
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Sar&agrave; il doppio a decidere la seconda finalista di Fed Cup. Stati Uniti e Russia sono sul 2-2 ...
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Anastasia Myskina put Russia ahead in the Fed Cup final against France with a comprehensive win over Nathalie Dechy in the third singles rubber.
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Italy&#039;s focus during this World Cup has been unrivaled, perhaps a necessity for players who don&#039;t know what&#039;s coming next.
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La semifinale della Federation Cup di tennis femminile tra Italia e Francia si disputer&agrave; il 1...