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US FED CUP TEAM ADVANCES TO SEMI-FINALS |
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Written by Robin Bateman
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 12:53 |
 Mary-Joe Fernandez, former member of the 1996 winning Fed Cup squad, now second-year captain of the US team, lead her players to victory in the quarterfinal Fed Cup away match against France on Feb. 6-7. Melanie Oudin sealed the deal, giving the U.S. an insurmountable 3-0 lead after she shook off a slow start to sneak by France’s Julie Coin, 7-6, 6-4.
The U.S. will next host Russia in the semifinals, April 24-25, at a site to be determined. The Russians beat Serbia, 3-2, in the quarters.
Oudin lost an early break to the 76th-ranked Coin, but the American, who gained a reputation as a fighter after her quarterfinal showing at last year’s US Open, came storming back to force a tie-breaker, which she won 7-3. In the second set, Oudin, ranked No. 53, exchanged breaks with Coin, then went ahead in the fifth game of the set and held for the win.
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2010 10:32 |
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BLACK-PAES CLAIM AUSSIE MIXED TITLE |
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Monday, 01 February 2010 00:31 |
 By Robin Bateman
Doubles veterans Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India took home the mixed-doubles title at the Australian Open, beating the Russian/Czech team of Ekaterina Makarova and Jaroslav Levinsky, 7-5, 6-3.
The Grand Slam experience of Black and Paes clearly showed in the final. Paes now holds 11 Grand Slam doubles titles in men’s and mixed, while Black counts 9 Grand Slam doubles wins. In addition, the Black-Paes pairing won the 2008 US Open Mixed Doubles Championships. In 2009, the team was the runner-up at Wimbledon and US Open.
On the other hand, the 2010 Aussie Open marked the first time that Makarova and Levinsky reached a final.
Black also stretched out her run in women’s doubles at this year’s Aussie Open, teaming with Liezel Huber to reach the final, where they lost to Serena and Venus Williams.
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 00:33 |
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QUALIFY TO PLAY IN THE US OPEN |
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:51 |
USTA CREATES US OPEN NATIONAL PLAYOFFS
TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PLAYERS TO COMPETE
FOR A BERTH INTO THE US OPEN
US Open National Playoffs Men’s and Women’s Champions
Receive Wild Card Entry into 2010 US Open Qualifying Tournament
 World Champion Skier Bode Miller to Compete in a Sectional Qualifying Tournament
The USTA announced today the launch of the US Open National Playoffs, which will expand the footprint of the US Open and provide the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older to earn a wild card into the 2010 US Open Qualifying Tournament. The US Open National Playoffs begins with 16 sectional qualifying tournaments held throughout the country from April through June. The men’s and women’s champions from each of the sectional qualifying tournaments advance to the US Open National Playoffs – Men’s and Women’s Championships, which will be held in conjunction with Olympus US Open Series tournaments this summer.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:55 |
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US Fed Cup Team Announced |
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:40 |
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WORLD NO. 1 DOUBLES PLAYER LIEZEL HUBER AND
2009 US OPEN QUARTERFINALIST MELANIE OUDIN TO
LEAD U.S. IN FED CUP QUARTERFINAL VERSUS FRANCE
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Shenay Perry to Round Out Team
2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Quarterfinal
Takes Place February 6-7 in Lievin, France
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced today that 2009 US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin and World No. 1 doubles player Liezel Huber will lead the U.S. as it faces France in the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Quarterfinal. Oudin and Huber, both members of the 2009 team that reached the Fed Cup final for the first time since 2003, will be joined by Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who helped defeat the Czech Republic in the 2009 Fed Cup semifinal, and Shenay Perry. The quarterfinal tie will be contested on a red clay court at the Stade Couvert Regional Lievin in Lievin, France, on February 6-7.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:45 |
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