Russia, Spain Take 2-0 Lead in Fed Cup Semifinals

Russia and Spain have taken a 2-0 lead after the first day of play in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals.

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

RUSSIA leads USA 2-0
Small Sport Arena “Luzhniki”, Moscow, Russia (clay – indoors)

Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. Vania King (USA) 64 75
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Ahsha Rolle (USA) 62 61
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Vania King (USA)
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v Ahsha Rolle (USA)
Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Liezel Huber/Vania King (USA)

SPAIN leads CHINA, P.R. 2-0
Beijing International Tennis Center, Beijing, China, P.R. (hard – indoors)

Carla Suarez-Navarro (ESP) d. Shuai Peng (CHN) 63 76(4)
Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) d. Jie Zheng (CHN) 63 64
Shuai Peng (CHN) v Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)
Jie Zheng (CHN) v Carla Suarez-Navarro (ESP)
Zi Yan/ Jie Zheng (CHN) v Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez/ Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP)

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

ITALY level with UKRAINE 1-1
Geovillage, Olbia, Italy (clay – outdoors)

Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 36 76(0) 75
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Karin Knapp (ITA) 63 63
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
Karin Knapp (ITA) v Mariya Koryttseva (UKR)
Sara Errani/Karin Knapp (ITA) v Alona Bondarenko/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)

FRANCE leads JAPAN 2-0
Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan (hard – indoors)

Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 60 62
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 61 75
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Ayumi Morita/Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Nathalie Dechy/Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)

ARGENTINA level with GERMANY 1-1
Pilara Tenis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay – outdoors)

Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 62 62
Martina Muller (GER) d. Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) 61 60
Gisela Dulko (ARG) v Martina Muller (GER)
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Betina Jozami/Maria-Emilia Salerni (ARG) v Angelique Kerber/Jasmin Woehr (GER)

ISRAEL level with CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1
Israel Tennis Center - Canada Stadium, Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard – outdoors)

Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Shahar Peer (ISR) 26 63 60
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 60 36 64
Shahar Peer (ISR) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Julia Glushko/Shahar Peer (ISR) v Iveta Benesova/Kveta Peschke (CZE)

WORLD GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

BELGIUM leads COLOMBIA 2-0
Mons Expo, Mons, Belgium (hard – indoors)

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Catalina Castano (COL) 61 60
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) 64 63
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Catalina Castano (COL)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)
Debbrich Feys/Caroline Maes (BEL) v Catalina Castano/Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)

AUSTRIA level with SWITZERLAND 1-1
Messestadion Dornbirn (Halle 6), Dornbirn, Austria (hard – indoors)

Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI) 75 63
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 67(5) 62 61
Sybille Bammer (AUT) v Patty Schnyder (SUI)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) v Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI)
Melanie Klaffner/Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) v Emmanuelle Gagliardi/Patty Schnyder (SUI)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC leads UZBEKISTAN 2-0
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovak Republic (clay – indoors)

Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 76(4) 62
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) 76(4) 75
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) v Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)
Dominika Cibulkova/Janette Husarova (SVK) v Akgul Amanmuradova/Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)

SERBIA leads CROATIA 2-0
Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia (hard – indoors)

Ana Jovanovic (SRB) d. Jelena Kostanic-Tosic (CRO) 64 75
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Nika Ozegovic (CRO) 61 62
Nika Ozegovic (CRO) v Ana Jovanovic (SRB)
Jelena Kostanic-Tosic (CRO) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Jelena Kostanic-Tosic/Sanda Mamic (CRO) v Ana Ivanovic/Jelena Jankovic (SRB)