Handshake thriftiness accelerates Bouchard’s slump
Eugenie Bouchard’s last-minute decision to join Canada’s Fed Cup World Group Play-Offs against Romania came after her three consecutive losses at earlier tournaments, but things got even more complicated over the weekend, as not only...
Krunic and Ivanovic make confident Fed Cup victories for Serbia against Paraguay
While my photographer Jimmie48 is at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart (follow him on Twitter for live updates), I am at the Fed Cup in my city, Novi Sad, supporting Serbian team...
Germany and Czech Republic move into November’s Fed Cup final
Germany beat Australia 3-1 and Czechs defeated Italy 4-0 in the World Group semis to reach the Fed Cup final which will take place November 8-9 in the Czech Republic.
Australian Samantha Stosur came into...
Chakvetadze coaches Russian Fed Cup team
A few days ago I updated you about Tatiana Golovin, the player who reached her peak in 2007 and soon after disappeared. Well something similar happened to Anna Chakvetadze, who reached the No.5 ranking...
Fed Cup semifinals set – Australia, Germany, Italy and Czech Republic
Australia, Germany and Italy won their World Group first-round Fed Cup ties over the weekend, while the Czech Republic, whose action against Spain was delayed due to rain, joined them today.
The first to advance...
Roberta Vinci takes Italy to Fed Cup final against Russia
Two singles victories of Roberta Vinci, including the deciding one today, and one triumph of Sara Errani, ensured Italy’s place in the 50th anniversary Fed Cup final which will take place on November 2-3...
Russia recovers from 0-2, moves into Fed Cup final
Russia managed to become the first nation to come back from 0-2 down in a Fed Cup World Group semifinal, by beating Slovakia 3-2. After Day 1 action, Russia had the worrying deficit, but...
Italy and Slovakia take commanding leads in Fed Cup semifinals
After Saturday’s Fed Cup semifinal action, Italy leads the Czech Republic 2-0 and Slovakia leads Russia 2-0.
Two-time defending champion Czech Republic are looking for payback for their 2010 semifinal loss to Italy, but today...
Hingis accompanies Pavlyuchenkova as a coach in Moscow
The latest coaching novelty is that five-time Grand Slam champion Martina Hingis is now working full-time with Russian Anastasia Pavlychenkova, with whom she has been cooperating as part of the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, but...
Fed Cup semifinals set: Slovakia vs. Russia, Czech Republic vs. Italy
The Fed Cup weekend action determined the teams that will clash in the World Group semifinals set for April 20-21: Slovakia vs. Russia and Czech Republic vs. Italy.
Eleven years after helping Slovakia win the...
