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1 Fed Cup di Tennis: poche ore a Italia-Francia, apre Errani- Garcia di Redazione 06 Febbraio 2015 – 16:57 Genova. Saranno Sara Errani e Caroline Garcia ad aprire sabato alle 14 la sfida di Fed Cup tra Italia e Francia valida per il primo turno del World Group 2015 in programma nel week-end sul campo in terra rossa allestito al “105 Stadium” di Genova. A seguire Camila Giorgi affronta Alize Cornet. Domenica, a partire dalle 12, il match tra le due numero uno, Sara Errani ed Alize Cornet; a seguire quello tra le due numero due, Camila Giorgi e Caroline Garcia; in chiusura il doppio tra le azzurre Karin Knapp e Roberta Vinci e le francesi Kristina Mladenovic e Pauline Parmentier. Questo l’esito del sorteggio ufficiale svoltosi al “105 Stadium”. Il capitano azzurro Corrado Barazzutti ha convocato Sara Errani (n.13 Wta), Camila Giorgi (n.31), Karin Knapp (n.88) e Roberta Vinci (n.40). La squadra transalpina è invece formata da Alize Cornet (n.19), Caroline Garcia (n.30), Kristin Mladenovic (n.74) e Pauline Parmentier (n.89). A guidarla c’è Amelie Mauresmo, arrivata a Genova direttamente da Melbourne: l’ex numero uno del tennis femminile, infatti, oltre ad essere capitano di Fed Cup, allena Andy Murray, impegnato domenica scorsa nella finale degli Australian Open persa contro Djokovic. Genova24.it - 1 / 2 - 03.10.2021 2 Questa è la decima sfida tra le due nazioni e il bilancio è favorevole alle francesi (6-3), ma le azzurre hanno vinto gli ultimi tre incontri. PROGRAMMA ITALIA-FRANCIA diretta su RaiSport2; differita su SuperTennis sabato dalle 14.00 Sara Errani (ITA) c. Caroline Garcia (FRA) precedenti: 0-2 2014, Wta Madrid, terra battuta: Garcia 62 46 63 2014, Wimbledon, erba: Garcia 26 76(3) 75 Camila Giorgi (ITA) c. Alize Cornet (FRA) precedenti: 1-2 2014, Australian Open, cemento: Cornet 63 46 64 2014, Wta Katowice, cemento: Cornet 76(3) 57 75 2014, Wta Strasburgo, terra: Giorgi 64 16 63 domenica dalle 12.00 Sara Errani (ITA) c. Alize Cornet (FRA) precedenti: 4-1 2008, Wta Charleston, terra verde: Cornet 63 26 63 2012, Wta Monterrey, cemento: Errani 62 63 2013, Wta Acapulco, terra: Errani 62 61 2013, Wta Toronto, cemento: Errani 75 76(3) 2014, Wta Parigi, veloce indoor: Errani 76(3) 36 76(5) Camila Giorgi (ITA) c. Caroline Garcia (FRA) nessun precedente Karin Knapp/Roberta Vinci (ITA) c. Kristina Mladenovic/Pauline Parmentier (FRA) Genova24.it - 2 / 2 - 03.10.2021.

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