Williams
sisters see U.S. through in Fed Cup promotion bid
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[February 09, 2015]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A
persistent, nagging cough bothering world number one Serena Williams
since her Australian Open victory gave Argentina a chink of light in
their one-sided Fed Cup tie against the United States on Sunday.
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However, Argentine number one Paula Ormaechea’s 6-4 6-4 win over
Coco Vanderweghe, standing in for Williams, was a minor setback on
the Americans’ way to a 4-1 victory in the World Group II tie at
Pilara outside Buenos Aires.
“Since last night, we’d seen that (Serena) wasn’t going to play
much... I knew I would have revenge,” Ormaechea, beaten in two sets
by Venus Williams on Saturday, told reporters.
Venus Williams dispatched Maria Irigoyen 6-1 6-4 as the record 17
times champions U.S. cruised towards a promotion playoff in April in
their bid to regain World Group I status.
“It was a great atmosphere, we played well and I’m proud of the
win,” said Venus Williams.
The Williams sisters had put their team 2-0 up on Saturday with wins
over world number 121 Ormaechea and number 197 Irigoyen whose
country were seeded and had a choice of court, opting for clay,
despite the huge gap in world rankings favoring the Americans.
(Reporting by Rex Gowar, editing by Gene Cherry)
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