News and Updates
Some recent updates and news regarding the Semifinal Fed Cup Tie.
Doubles Single Most Important Point For Russia
Russia entered the Fed Cup semifinals suffering from a bit of an identity crisis. Before the Russians could consider beating the host United States in last weekend's Fed Cup semifinals in Stowe, Vermont, they had to first concern themselves with keeping their own team intact.
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Petrova Delights In Russia Success
Nadia Petrova was ecstatic after providing the inspiration for Russia to come from behind and defeat USA 3-2 to reach the final of the Fed Cup.
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Depth Makes Russia Multiple Cup Contender
A master of manipulating match-ups, Shamil Tarpischev has captained the Russian Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams to a combined four championships in the past five years. If Fed Cup competition permitted nations to enter more than one team, Tarpischev believes Russia's superior depth would make it a multiple choice contender for the Fed Cup title.
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Russians win doubles, bounce U.S. from Fed Cup
Russian depth simply short-circuited American power.
Even without two injured players, Russia still had enough tennis talent to overcome slugging Venus Williams and the United States 3-2 Sunday in the semifinals of the Fed Cup.
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Stowe's Cold War
US and Russia square off at this weekend's Fed Cup
Whenever Russia vs. the U.S. is mentioned, some people can't help but think about a different time in a much different world. Rocky vs. Drago. The Miracle on Ice. The Cold War.
That's certainly not the case for the four of us representing the U.S. against Russia this weekend in the semifinals of the Fed Cup, although nothing would make us prouder than to come away victorious.
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USA, Russia finally set for Fed Cup match
The off-court drama surrounding the Fed Cup semifinal between the USA and Russia, beginning Saturday in Stowe, Vt., is about to finally give way to on-court action.
Serena Williams, as expected, officially withdrew Thursday from the U.S. team. Injuries also will sideline Svetlana Kuznetsova, who was taken off the Russian team.
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King gets the nod
Vania King has been nominated alongside Venus Williams in the USA singles line-up against two-time champion Russia.
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Nadia Petrova discusses the upcoming semifinal against the US
An interview with Russian player Nadia Petrova (MP3 format).
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Venus is ready to roll
By Jesse Schloff
If Venus Williams was annoyed that her delayed flight on Jet Blue got her into Burlington at 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, she was over it the next day.
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Injury Knocks Serena Out Of Fed Cup
Serena Williams' left thumb is still in a splint, which means she won't be lending a hand to the United States Fed Cup team during this weekend's semifinal showdown with Russia in Stowe, Vermont. Williams, who suffered calf and hand injuries during Wimbledon last week, has withdrawn from the Fed Cup semifinals.
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Vermont revolves around Venus
By John A. Fantino
Three South Burlington High School students were huddled under an umbrella Wednesday afternoon on Church Street Marketplace, more than an hour before members of the U.S. Fed Cup team was scheduled to make a community appearance.
"We weren't going to let a little rain deter us from seeing Venus Williams," said Sasha Tenen- baum-Lane. "She was just in England winning Wimbledon and now she is on Church Street, which is incredible."
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Big-time tennis spices up Stowe
By Anna Grearson
Stowe may be snow-sport country, but the summer also packs a touristy punch, and the days leading up to the Fed Cup at the Topnotch Resort and Spa on Saturday and Sunday are no exception.
With eight of the world's top female tennis players converging in the small central Vermont town, the phones of area businesses were quite busy on Tuesday, a sure sign of things to come.
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Fed Cup fever: the talk of Stowe
By Jesse Schloff
The Fed Cup circus has begun. Everywhere in Stowe, people are buzzing about this weekend's semifinal match between the United States and Russia.
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Venus to play tennis on Church Street
Wimbledon Champion, Venus Williams and some of her Fed Cup teammates will be playing tennis this afternoon on Church St. in Burlington.
Two temporary courts have been set up for the players and Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison to lead a clinic with 10 kids from the King Sreet Youth Center. Jake Agna, founder of the "Kids on the Ball" program, will help instruct the clinic.
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USA vs Russia - Clashes that had to stay under the political radar
It seems odd that, in the 45-year history of the Fed Cup, the USA and Russia should be meeting for only the sixth time. And the first two meetings between the sides, which took place in 1979 and 1980, attest to a world where tense global politics were never far from the surface of tennis.
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Lisa Raymond talks about the upcoming semifinal against Russia
An interview with US Team player Lisa Raymond (mp3 format).
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Grand Slam's Chmura heads local Fed Cup effort
By Pete Hartt
The flower pot outside the door of Grand Slam Tennis Tours in Stowe is a bouquet of sorts for Grand Slam owner Andrew Chmura.
The colorful planter features flowers, of course, flags of Russia and the United States and a small paddle promoting this weekend's Fed Cup tie in Stowe, and Chmura is the man who made it happen.
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USA vs Russia - Clashes that had to stay under the political radar
It seems odd that, in the 45-year history of the Fed Cup, the USA and Russia should be meeting for only the sixth time. And the first two meetings between the sides, which took place in 1979 and 1980, attest to a world where tense global politics were never far from the surface of tennis.
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All systems Stowe as USA and Russia head for Federation Cup showdown
By Ed McGrogan
For years, the Americans dominated the competition against Great Britain, but nations like Belgium, Slovakia and Italy are now grabbing the glory.
Before I had a sense of vocation about devoting my life to tennis, I didn't know a thing about the Fed Cup (or for that matter, the Davis Cup). So great was my ignorance that I supposed that the "Fed" in the name was shorthand for a title sponsor, namely FedEx. However, that's not the case. It doesn't stand for the FedEx Cup, or even the Federer Cup. In reality, the "Fed" stands for Federation, which points to the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the governing body that sanctions the year-long tournament.
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Sharapova won't play at Stowe
By Pete Hartt
The No. 2 ranked women's tennis player in the world, Maria Sharapova, will not take part in this week's Fed Cup matches in Stowe, and the Russia team may lose its second best player to injury as well.
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Ace Place
Stowe rallies for big-time tennis at the Fed Cup
by Sarah Tuff
Forget business casual. Andrew Chmura's office attire on a recent Wednesday afternoon is strictly Andre Agassi, circa 1989: orange Nike shirt, black shorts and matching Nike sneakers. An orange Head racquet rests on a chair near his desk in his home on Stowe's South Main Street.
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Fed Cup nominations
The ITF has announced the team nominations for the 2007 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II Play-offs to be played on 14-15 July.
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Venus stuns shaky Sharapova
By Phil Casey, PA Sport
There is something about Wimbledon which brings out the best in Venus Williams.
Struggling with form and fitness this year, and in danger of an early exit from the All England Club in previous rounds, the American produced easily the best tennis of the championships so far to overwhelm second seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round on Wednesday.
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U.S. Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison Visits Stowe
In less than 2 weeks, the United States hosts Russia in a Women's Federation Cup semifinal at Top Notch Resort in Stowe.
On Monday , US non-playing Captain Zina Garrison was at Top Notch to inspect the facility and test the hard court playing surface on the practice courts.
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