Great Tennis Photos: Fed Cup World Group Semifinals and World Group Playoffs Draws

Posted by Lana On October 24 2010

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Serena Williams on the Cover of August 2010 Harper Bazaar

Posted by Lana On July 04 2010

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Photos: Brooklyn Decker, Kim Sears, Bec Cartwright and Mirka Vavrinec on Day Seven at Wimbledon

Posted by Lana On June 29 2010

Here are the photos of Brooklyn Decker, Kim Sears, Bec Cartwright and Mirka Vavrinec supporting their husbands/boyfriends on Day Seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2010 in London, England. Enjoy!

The 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals and World Group / World Group II play-off ties will be played on April 24 and 25. Here is the preliminary draws.

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

ITALY v CZECH REPUBLIC
Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, ITA (clay – outdoors)
Day 1: 1400hrs (1200hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1230hrs (1030hrs GMT)

R1 - F.PENNETTA (ITA) v. L.HRADECKA (CZE)
R2 - F.SCHIAVONE (ITA) v. L.SAFAROVA (CZE)
R3 - F.PENNETTA (ITA) v. L.SAFAROVA (CZE)
R4 - F.SCHIAVONE (ITA) v. L.HRADECKA (CZE)
R5 - S.ERRANI / R.VINCI (ITA) v. P.KVITOVA / K.PESCHKE (CZE)

USA v RUSSIA
Venue: BJCC Arena, Birmingham, AL, USA (hard – indoors)
Day 1: 1300hrs (1800hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1300hrs (1800hrs GMT)

R1 - M.OUDIN (USA) v. A.KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS)
R2 - B.MATTEK-SANDS (USA) v. E.DEMENTIEVA (RUS)
R3 - M.OUDIN (USA) v. E.DEMENTIEVA (RUS)
R4 - B.MATTEK-SANDS (USA) v. A.KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS)
R5 - L.HUBER / B.MATTEK-SANDS (USA) v. E.DEMENTIEVA / E.MAKAROVA (RUS)

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

SERBIA v SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Venue: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, SRB (clay – indoors)
Day 1: 1400hrs (1200hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1400hrs (1200hrs GMT)

R1 - J.JANKOVIC (SRB) v. M.RYBARIKOVA (SVK)
R2 - B.JOVANOVSKI (SRB) v. D.HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
R3 - J.JANKOVIC (SRB) v. D.HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
R4 - B.JOVANOVSKI (SRB) v. M.RYBARIKOVA (SVK)
R5 - J.JANKOVIC / A.JOVANOVIC (SRB) v. D.HANTUCHOVA / M.RYBARIKOVA (SVK)

BELGIUM v ESTONIA
Venue: Grenslandhallen-Ethias Arena, Hasselt, BEL (clay – indoors)
Day 1: 1330hrs (1130hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1330hrs (1130hrs GMT)

R1 - K.CLIJSTERS (BEL) v. M.ANI (EST)
R2 - Y.WICKMAYER (BEL) v. K.KANEPI (EST)
R3 - K.CLIJSTERS (BEL) v. K.KANEPI (EST)
R4 - Y.WICKMAYER (BEL) v. M.ANI (EST)
R5 - K.FLIPKENS / J.HENIN (BEL) v. M.ANI / K.KANEPI (EST)

UKRAINE v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Palace of Sports “Lokomotiv”, Kharkiv, UKR (clay – indoors)
Day 1: 1200hrs (0900hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1200hrs (0900hrs GMT)

R1 - A.BONDARENKO (UKR) v. A.RODIONOVA (AUS)
R2 - M.KORYTTSEVA (UKR) v. S.STOSUR (AUS)
R3 - A.BONDARENKO (UKR) v. S.STOSUR (AUS)
R4 - M.KORYTTSEVA (UKR) v. A.RODIONOVA (AUS)
R5 - L.KICHENOK / N.KICHENOK (UKR) v. S.STOSUR / R.STUBBS (AUS)

GERMANY v FRANCE
Venue: Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, GER (clay – outdoors)
Day 1: 1300hrs (1100hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1200hrs (1000hrs GMT)

R1 - A.PETKOVIC (GER) v. P.PARMENTIER (FRA)
R2 - T.MALEK (GER) v. A.REZAI (FRA)
R3 - A.PETKOVIC (GER) v. A.REZAI (FRA)
R4 - T.MALEK (GER) v. P.PARMENTIER (FRA)
R5 - K.BARROIS / J.GOERGES (GER) v. J.COIN / A.CORNET (FRA)

(photo/AP Photo)