...L) Italy's tennis Fed Cup Team's Captain Corrado Barazutti, players Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta,Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani hold up the trophies on the podium of the Fed Cup World group...

Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well

...the proceedings with the doubles. The Italians swept the weekend 4-0 when Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Liezel Huber and Vania King, 4-6, 6-3 (11-9) in a decisive-match...

Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure

...The Italians, who boast a more established squad of Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, have been in three of the past four finals and are looking for Fed Cup crown...

Glatch to take on Pennetta in opener

Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again

Despite her pledge to play the Fed Cup finale unless she was in a wheelchair, Serena Williams has bowed out. So it's up to emerging U.S. talent to come through again.