Photos: Fed Cup teams across the globe
The Fed Cup kicks off this weekend, with the Czech Republic starting its title defense against Germany. The Williams sisters are back in the lineup as the U.S. gets set to take on Victoria Azarenka and the Belarusians, while Maria Sharapova prepares to lead Russia against Spain.
Check out some photos below as draw ceremonies unfold and teams make last-minute preparations.
Fed Cup: Sharapova set for Russian opener | Venus Williams excited to play again
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- Svetlana Kuznetsova (left) and Maria Sharapova are set to lead Russia against Spain in Fed Cup action in Moscow. (Misha Japaridze/AP)
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- Venus Williams chats with young fans before the U.S. takes on Belarus in Worcester, Mass. (Charles Krupa/AP)
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- Members of the U.S. team make Super Bowl picks: Christina McHale (left to right), Serena Williams, captain Mary Joe Fernandez pick New York, and Liezel Huber picks the Pats. (AP)
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- Laura Robson (left) and Heather Watson (right) confer with new captain Judy Murray as Great Britain takes on the Netherlands in Elait, Israel. (Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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- The Russian Fed Cup team at the draw ceremony: Ekaterina Makarova (left to right), Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Maria Sharapova and team captain Shamil Tarpischev. (EPA)
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- Australia’s Sam Stosur (left) and Jarmila Gajdosova attend the draw in Fribourg, Switzerland as the Aussies prepare to take on Switzerland. (EPA)
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- Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro (left) and team captain Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario address the media before their bout with Russia. (EPA)
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- The German Fed Cup team: Sabine Lisicki (left to right), Anna-Lena Groenefeld, team captain Barbara Rittner, Angelique Kerber and Julia Goerges. (Zumapress)
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- Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens (left) and Yanina Wickmayer get set to take on Serbia in Charleroi, Belgium. (Zumapress)
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