Soo koob maqaalka:  Serena Williams ayaa ka gudubtay caqabad adag oo ku saabsan setka furitaanka 7-6 (5), 6-2 guusha Camila Giorgi Sabtidii si ay Mareykanka u siiso 1-0 horyaalka Talyaaniga ee Fed Cup World Group playoff. Labada ciyaaryahan midkoodna ma jabin adeegga tartankii ugu horreeyay ee aadka u tartan badan, kaas oo kaliya lagu go'aamiyay markii uu Giorgi forehand-ka uu gooyey shabaqa sare ee shabaqa marka ugu horeysa ee Williams. Williams ayaa sanadkan u soo hagaagtay 19-0 iyo 15-0 xirfadeeda Fed Cup. Dhibka kaliya ee diiwaanka Williams sanadkan ayaa yimid markii ay ka baxday semi-finalka Indian Wells bishii la soo dhaafay iyada oo dhaawac jilib ah. Serena Williams ayaa hogaanka u dhiibtay xulka USA oo ka horjeesatay xulka Talyaaniga iyada oo guushii ugu horeysay ka gaartay koobka Fed Cup. Xiddiga ugu sareeya adduunka ayaa gacan qaaday kabtanka Maraykanka Mary Joe Fernandez ka dib markii uu ku guuleystay koobka. Ciyaarta labaad ee taxanaha shanta ugu fiican waxaa soo bandhigay Lauren Davis oo Mareykan ah oo kaalinta 57aad ka ciyaaraya Sara Errani oo ah lambarka 15aad. Ku guuleystaha ayaa ku soo laabanaya Group-ka Adduunka wuxuuna u tartami karaa koobka Fed Cup-ka sanadka soo socda halka guusha ay hoos ugu dhici doonto Group-ka Adduunka II. Giorgi wuxuu ahaa xulashada layaabka leh ee kabtanka Corrado Barazzutti ee kaalinta labaad ee shakhsiyaadka Talyaaniga ee Flavia Pennetta oo u dhalatay Brindisi laakiin 23-jirkan ayaa muujiyey is-xukun layaab leh oo xitaa wuxuu awooday inuu la mid noqdo awoodda Williams ee kulanka furitaanka. Williams waxay ku garaacday Camila Giorgi 7-6, 6-2 oo ku taal dhoobada Brindisi, Talyaaniga. Williams waxa uu la ciyaaray Giorgi kulankii koowaad ka hor inta uusan ka baxsan kulankii labaad. Giorgi wuxuu la ciyaaray Williams oo leh 17 guuleystayaal midkiiba setkii ugu horreeyay - oo qaatay in ka badan saacad - halka Williams uu sameeyay 18 qalad oo aan qasab ahayn ilaa 15 ee Giorgi. Iyada oo aan awoodin in ay ku adkeysato ciyaarteeda, Williams waxay u muuqatay mid niyad jabsan waxayna sii waday in ay ku dhawaaqdo "Tag!" nafteeda codad xanaaq badan iyo xanaaq badan marka ay soo baxday setkii ugu horreeyay. Waxayna si joogto ah u sacab tumaysay, iyadoo isticmaalaysay hal gacan iyo murti, markii uu Giorgi ku guuleystey iyada. Laakiin Williams ayaa si fiican u ciyaartay gool goosashada ka dibna waxay ku guuleysatay gool goosashada qeybta labaad.
USA waxay la ciyaareysaa Talyaaniga kulan ka tirsan koobka aduunka ee Brindisi. Tababaraha aduunka ee Serena Williams ayaa ka adkaatay Camila Giorgi 7-5, 6-2. Lauren Davies ayaa la ciyaari doonta Sara Errani ciyaarta labaad.