In women's tennis there is activity with the Federation Cup first round games taking place. The federation cup is the women's equivalent of the Davis Cup.
Russia, the current Fed Cup champions, with the contribution of Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova brushed past Israel winning them 4-1. The USA team also won, demolishing the German team by the same scoreline. The american team will now face the strong Russian team in what should be a thrilling encounter with brilliant matchups including high-seeded players such as the Williams sisters, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
The other semi-final includes surprise package China who surprisingly beat France 3-2 and Spain who beat last year's finalists Italy by the same scoreline.
In Men's tennis there is the beginning of the Davis Cup on the cards after 3rd seed Novak Dkokovic ended the Roger Federer domination and won the Australian Open with some impressive displays throughout. Serbia, with Djokovic in their ranks will face the strong Russians while current champions USA should have an easy first round test against Austria.
Othe first round ties include France vs Romania, Israel at home to Sweden, germany with the up an coming talent Philip Kohlschreiber at home to South Korea, Argentina at home to the Great Britain team, newcomers Peru against Spain and Chech Republic against Belgium
There are three minor tournaments being played this upcoming week as well with the Marseille open being played indoors, Delray Beach International Tennis Championships being played outdoors in America and Brazil Open played on clay , which should be a good preparation for athletes for the French Open. Information on those tournaments will be posted here next week.
Tuesday 5 February 2008
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