Rising American star Melanie Oudin has been awarded an opportunity to compete for her nation at the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final next month.
The United States Tennis Association has named its roster of players for next month’s championship round against Italy.
World No. 2 Serena Williams is expected to make her first Fed Cup appearance since 2007. Williams hopes to lead the U.S. to the Fed Cup title for the first time since 2000 and will be joined by Liezel Huber, the No. 1 doubles player in the world, US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin and Alexa Glatch.
The final will be contested on a red clay court at the Circolo del Tennis “Rocco Polimeni” in Reggio Calabria, Italy, on November 7-8.
“I am very excited that Serena wants to represent her country. As Captain, you want to have your best players competing, and Serena is the best in the world,” said U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez.
“Liezel is unquestionably our team leader and her strong doubles play has clinched both ties this season. Melanie is possibly the most improved player in the world this year, as evidenced by her incredible run at the US Open, and Alexa won two key matches on the road against the Czech Republic in April and will not be intimidated by the environment. I strongly believe that this team can go into Italy and win the Fed Cup title.”
The best-of-five match series begins on Saturday, November 7 with two singles matches and is followed by two reverse singles matches and the doubles match on Sunday, November 8. Tennis Channel will present daily live coverage beginning at 5:00 a.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.
good team. go usa! hope serena and oudin can get it done? although serena looks a bit bothered by the knee and ankle…time will tell.
How weird, reading this topic got me to deeply crave some cheese burger.