Fed cup

Sania Mirza last played Fed Cup in 2016 and has been out of action since October 2017 as she took a two-year break to start a family. read more

Australia will look to their usual Fed Cup saviour Ash Barty to square the ledger when the former world number one meets Caroline Garcia in the second singles match on Saturday. read more

The move follows a revamp of the men’s Davis Cup which will culminate in an 18-nation event in Madrid in November. read more

Perth has been named host city for this year’s Fed Cup final between Australia and France, which will be held from Nov. 9-10 at the RAC Arena. read more

French Open champion Halep had given Romania a winning lead in their semi-final in Rouen on Saturday by seeing off Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-1 before Garcia swept past Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3, 6-3 to level the tie. read more

The tie was sent into the crucial doubles match after Azarenka crushed Stosur 6-1, 6-1 in the reverse singles, following Barty sweeping past Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2. read more

French captain Julien Benneteau took a gamble on Mladenovic, who reached the top 10 in late 2017 but had won only 24 of her last 70 matches to slip to 66. read more

Barty and Azarenka teamed up this season, making the doubles semi-finals at the prestigious Miami Open just days before the Australian clinched the singles title. read more

Germany hope to retain their World Group status in an indoor hard-court play-off in Riga on Friday and Saturday, but they will have to do so without their star player. read more

World number two Kvitova and seventh-ranked Pliskova led the Czechs to six trophies in the last eight Fed Cups. read more

Elise Mertens won 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, despite being outclassed in the first set, overcoming an eight-minute medical timeout for back pain in the second set, and losing 18 consecutive points at one stage in the match. read more

Begu and Niculescu triumphed 6-7 (2\/7) 6-4 6-4 in a thrilling rubber in Ostrava which lasted just seven minutes short of three hours. read more

Begu and Niculescu triumphed 6-7 (2\/7), 6-4, 6-4 in a thrilling rubber in Ostrava which lasted just seven minutes short of three hours. read more

Vishal Uppal handed national champion Mahak Jain her Fed Cup debut after a groin strain forced Karman out of the tie. read more

Captain Vishal Uppal handed national champion Mahak Jain her Fed Cup debut after a groin strain forced Karman out of the tie. The diminutive Mahak played her heart out before losing steam towards the end for a 2-6, 6-3, 1-6 defeat against Na Ri Kim. read more