Tennis: Safarova out of Fed Cup semi
They have lost at the semi-final stage in the last two years.
PRAGUE:
Czech Republic’s Lucie Hradecka will replace the injured Lucie Safarova for their Fed Cup semi-final against Belgium this weekend. The Czechs are aiming to reach their first Fed Cup final since the country split with Slovakia in 1993. They have lost at the semi-final stage in the last two years. Safarova, the second-highest ranked player on the team at world number 31, injured her left thigh in training on Tuesday.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 14th, 2011.
Czech Republic’s Lucie Hradecka will replace the injured Lucie Safarova for their Fed Cup semi-final against Belgium this weekend. The Czechs are aiming to reach their first Fed Cup final since the country split with Slovakia in 1993. They have lost at the semi-final stage in the last two years. Safarova, the second-highest ranked player on the team at world number 31, injured her left thigh in training on Tuesday.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 14th, 2011.