Fed Cup Schedule 25th April 2008 Italy
will play Ukraine for a spot in the World Group next year. The tie
will be played outdoors on clay in
Olbia, Italy.
The schedule is on the column opposite. Italy need to win 3 out of
the 5 matches to win the tie. Forza Italia!
Flavia and Kirilenko
win the doubles in Estoril! 19th April 2008 Flavia
has won her 1st doubles title of 2008 and the 3rd of her career as she
won Estoril with Maria Kirilenko of Russia. They defeated Mervana
Jugic-Salkic and Ipek Senoglu 6-4 6-4. This was Flavia's 1st
tournament with Kirilenko.
Flavia out of Estoril 16th April 2008 Flavia is out of
the Estoril Open in Estoril in the 2nd round after she lost 2-6 2-6 to
Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic. Flavia is still in the
doubles with Kirilenko.
Flavia wins 1st round
in Estoril 15th April 2008 After losing the 1st set, Flavia came through in Estoril to defeat
Yvonne Meusburger 4-6 6-0 6-2 in just under 2 hours. In the 2nd
round Flavia will play either Iveta Benesova or Neus Silva.
Estoril draw
released 12th April 2008 The
draw for the Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal has been released and
Flavia is the top seed and faces Yvonne Meusburger of Austria in the 1st
round, they have played once before in Zurich in 2004 and Flavia won in
straight sets. Flavia has played here the past 4 years and her
best result was reaching the semis in 2006.
Flavia out of Miami 29th March 2008 Flavia
is out of Miami after she lost 7-6 3-6 2-6 to Serena Williams of the
United States. Even though Flavia lost she put up a brave
performance and was up a break in the 2nd set but the imminent rain was
a distraction.