Italy dethrones Russia, advances to Fed Cup final

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04/26/2009 - Castellaneta Marina, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Francesca Schiavone posted a triumph in the second reverse singles rubber on Sunday, as Italy deposed of two-time defending champion Russia in the semifinals of the Fed Cup.

Trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five tie, Svetlana Kuznetsova kept Russia alive by defeating Flavia Pennetta 6-0, 6-3 in one hour, 13 minutes. However, Schiavone sealed Italy's place in the final with a hard-fought 7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 6-2 triumph over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who replaced Anna Chakvetadze.

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci rallied from a set down to trump the Russian duo of Pavlyuchenkova and Nadia Petrova in the doubles rubber.

The Italians had never beaten the Russians in four previous Fed Cup ties, losing in the 2007 final. Italy won its lone Fed Cup crown in 2006, beating Belgium in the final.

Russia, meanwhile, suffered its first Fed Cup loss since the 2006 first round against Belgium. The Russians fell short in their bid for a fifth crown in the last six years.

Italy will play for the Fed Cup title in November against the United States, who battled back to beat the Czech Republic, 3-2, in their best-of-five tie.

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