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Zvonareva, Kuznetsova lead Russia vs. Italy

The Columbian
Published: April 5, 2011, 12:00am

MOSCOW (AP) — Vera Zvonareva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Ekaterina Makarova have been picked by Russia to face two-time defending champion Italy in the semifinals of the Fed Cup.

The third-ranked Zvonareva is back for the first time since playing on the title-winning team against Spain in 2008.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Kuznetsova, ranked 14th, and No. 21 Pavlyuchenkova won their reverse singles matches and paired up to win the doubles in Russia’s stunning comeback win against France from 2-0 down in the first round in February.

The 39th-ranked Makarova has a 1-1 record in Fed Cup.

The match is next week in Moscow.

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