Keys leads United States Fed Cup team
World No.22 Madison Keys named for first Fed Cup tie since 2014
Brisbane QLD, Australia, 7 April 2016 | tennis.com.au
World No.22 and Australian Open 2015 semifinalist Madison Keys headlines the United States team for next weekend’s Fed Cup Play-off against Australia.
Keys was named alongside world No.36 CoCo Vandeweghe, world No.57 Christina McHale and doubles world No.3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands for the tie at Brisbane’s Pat Rafter Arena.
Keys last played Fed Cup in 2014.
“I am thrilled to have Madison playing with us again,” said American captain Mary-Joe Fernandez. “This team also has depth with CoCo, who has been playing well in both singles and doubles this year, as well as Christina, who has a lot of Fed Cup experience. Bethanie rounds out the team as a reliable doubles player with two impressive back-to-back doubles titles in Indian Wells and Miami.
“We haven’t played Australia in Fed Cup for quite some time and they will be a tough team, but we look forward to trying to get a win to get back into the World Group next year.”
Australian captain Alicia Molik has named a strong team of Sam Stosur, Daria Gavrilova, Casey Dellacqua and Arina Rodionova.
> Read Molik’s thoughts on the tie
General admission tickets to the tie are on sale now through Ticketek. Adult tickets start at $25 and children’s tickets start at just $5.
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The Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Play-off will be broadcast live and free on the Seven Network – check local guides for details.