U.S., Russia Advance to Fed Cup Semifinal MeetingPosted on April 25, 2005 The U.S. and Russia advanced to a dream semifinal meeting, while France and Spain also won through to set up their semifinal match-up in July. Here are the results from this past weekend's quarterfinal play:
Russia d. Italy 4-1 Russia recovering from their stumble on day one, with Elena Dementieva (d. Francesca Schiavone, saving four match points before a bagel in the third) and Elena Bovina (d. Maria-Elena Camerin in three) grinding through wins on Sunday to set up a powerhouse semifinal meeting with the U.S. in July. U.S. d. Belgium 5-0 Lindsay Davenport beats Els Callens 6-4, 6-0, Venus Williams tops Leslie Butkiewicz, 6-1, 6-4, and in the doubles Davenport and partner Corina Morariu post a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kirsten Flipkens/Eveline Vanhyfte to complete the sweep. Spain d. Argentina 3-2 Argentina mounts a comeback from 0-2 down to level the tie with wins by Gisela Dulko (d. Marta Marrero, bagel in the first set) and Mariana Diaz-Olivia (d. Nuria Llagostera Vives), but the Spanish doubles team of Llagostera Vives and Anabel Medina Garrigues stopped the bleeding to seal the tie with a 6-4, 6-4 win Dulko and Maria-Elena Salerni. France d. Austria 4-1 The French team also recovered from their stumble on day one, Sunday rolling to victory in the first two matches with Virginie Razzano (d. Meusburger) and Nathalie Dechy (d. Paszek) filling in for the "Dream Team" of Amelie Mauresmo (ab injury) and Mary Pierce (benched). In the dead-rubber doubles, Dechy/Razzano beat the Klemenschits sisters in straight sets. World Group II Results: Switzerland d. Slovak Republic 3-2 Germany d. Indonesia 4-1 Croatia d. Thailand 3-2 Czech Republic d. Japan 3-2 |
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