Tennis

	Azarenka withdraws from Fed Cup match Reigning Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka withdrew from her Fed Cup match with a lower back injury on Saturday.
	Italy and Ukraine even after opening day at Fed Cup Italy and the Ukraine are surprisingly even after Saturday's opening singles matches of their Fed Cup quarterfinal.
	Kvitova, Benesova lift Czechs to lead over Germany Petra Kvitova and Iveta Benesova each won three-set thrillers to give the Czech Republic a commanding 2-0 lead over Germany in its Fed Cup quarterfinal.
	Russia takes commanding Fed Cup edge over Spain Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova earned dominant straight-set wins Saturday to give Russia a commanding 2-0 edge in its Fed Cup quarterfinal against Spain.
	Monaco and Chela advance to the semis at the VTR Open Top seeds Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela were both winners on Friday and advanced to the semifinals at the VTR Open tennis event.
	Youzhny, Baghdatis land in Zagreb final four Third-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny and former champion Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus were a pair of quarterfinal winners Friday at the Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament.
	Youzhny reaches Zagreb final four Third-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny was a hard-fought quarterfinal winner Friday at the Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament.
	Berdych, French seeds reach Open Sud semis Top seeds Tomas Berdych, Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils were a trio of quarterfinal winners Friday at the Open Sud de France tennis tournament.
	McHale will open for U.S. against Azarenka A Fed Cup World Group II matchup between the United States and Belarus will get underway Saturday with a rubber between American teenager Christina McHale and newly-crowned world No. 1 star Victoria Azarenka.
	Sharapova will lead-off for Russia against Spain The 2012 Fed Cup quarterfinal between host Russia and Spain will commence Saturday with a singles match between Australian Open runner-up Maria Sharapova and Spaniard Silvia Soler-Espinosa.

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