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 | Italy is one victory from winning the Fed Cup7-11-2010 |
Team Italy has only one victory from winning the tournament for the Fed Cup after a 2:0 lead after the first two singles from the final match against the U.S. team.
The best Italian player Francesca Skiavone won the first meeting, beating teenager Coco Vandevege with 2:0 sets - 6:2, 6:4. A little later the second missile did Flavia Pennetta beat Bethanie Mattek, Sands also with 2:0 sets - 7:6, 6:2.
So Italy has to protect his title from last year when also beat the USA. If you win, Italians will take the third trophy in the last five years. A curious fact of history that no team has failed to snatch the Cup after being behind 0:2.
In the Sunday singles-Sands Mattek will face Skiavone and Vandevege will face Pennetta. Finally, the battle for couples where Lise and Melanie Huber Uden will disagree with Sarah Eran and Roberta Vinci.