Serena Williams opens against Camila Giorgi in Italy-US Fed Cup playoff

Sat., April 18, 2015

Top-ranked Serena Williams will open against No. 36 Camila Giorgi today in Brindisi, Italy, when the United States meets Italy in the Fed Cup playoffs. Italy captain Corrado Barazzutti made a surprise move by inserting Giorgi as his second singles player in place of the more experienced Flavia Pennetta, who is ranked 10 spots above Giorgi and was counting on strong crowd support since she is from Brindisi. In the second singles, 57th-ranked Lauren Davis will meet No. 15 Sara Errani. After Sunday’s reverse singles, the best-of-five series on red clay could be decided by a doubles match. U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez has said that Williams will play doubles if the series is tied. – AP

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