INQUIRER.net: No Serena, no Sharapova in tweaked Fed Cup

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No Serena, no Sharapova in tweaked Fed Cup Feb 8th 2013, 02:02 PARIS--The 2013 Fed Cup World Group gets underway Saturday with the tournament missing marquee names Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova and with a late format tweak aimed at boosting the event's appeal.   Both Williams and Sharapova featured in the 2012 Fed Cup, partly to meet Olympic Games qualifying criteria, but will not be involved when the United States tackle Italy and Russia welcome Japan this weekend.   Williams, who has played just six ties since 1999, has a back injury while Sharapova, whose Fed Cup record stretches to a meagre three appearances since her 2008 debut, was left out of the Russian squad.   Their absences have cut the number of pla... Keep on reading: No Serena, no Sharapova in tweaked Fed Cup Media files: serena.jpg (image/jpeg)

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