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| 28 Jun 2007 - The Stadium at Topnotch, Stowe, Vermont, USA | |
| Williams sisters head US team for semifinal |
The USTA and US Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison announced that eight-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, five-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, the world’s No. 1 doubles player Lisa Raymond and 18-year-old Vania King will comprise the US team to host Russia in the 2007 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals on 14-15 July at the Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vermont. This same team defeated Belgium 5-0 in the quarterfinals at Delray Beach, Florida.
The event has been sold-out for more than two weeks. Tickets went on sale Tuesday, June 5, and sold out within a week, resulting in USTA officials increasing the number of seats in the stadium - constructed especially for the semifinal - from 3,000 to 4,100.
“Venus, Serena, Lisa and Vania are committed to continuing their success as a team,” said Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison. “Russia is certainly a formidable opponent and we look to play our very best tennis in front of a loud, patriotic crowd in Stowe.”
USA. and Russia have met five times in Fed Cup play, with USA. leading the series 4-1. Russia won the most recent meeting, defeating USA in the 2005 semifinals on the way to its second consecutive - and second-ever - Fed Cup crown. The winner of the semifinal will face either France or Italy in the World Group Final.
The Tennis Channel will present live daily coverage. The best-of-five match series begins at 1.30pm local time on 14 with two singles matches, and is followed by two reverse singles matches and the doubles match beginning at 12.30pm on 15 July.
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