Australia to host Ukraine in Glen Iris Melbourne, 08 March 2011 Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club will host the World Group Play-off tie between Australia and Ukraine in April. Announced today, the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas will be held from 16 to 17 April 2011. This tie will be the first Cup to be played at the Glen Iris tennis club. Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club won the rights to host the tie due to its facilities, the court surface and for its convenience and location for the players who are flying back to Australia for the tie. 位於墨爾本市郊的格倫艾里斯休閒俱樂部，雀屏中選為澳大利亞和烏克蘭四月份 聯邦盃升降賽的舉行場地（4/16、17），因其設備和場地以及地點抵達的便利性 ，讓在四面八方征戰的選手，能順利搭機飛回此地參賽。 Tennis Australia’s Manager Major Events Kay Godkhindi said that Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club will make the ideal location for the upcoming Fed Cup tie between Australia and Ukraine. “The last time a Fed Cup tie was hosted in Melbourne was in 1988 at Melbourne Park so for the Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club to host an event of this calibre is a huge achievement,” said Godkhindi. “The Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club is in the perfect location for this April Fed Cup tie as all the players will be playing in various overseas destinations prior to the event and the inner city location means the venue is very accessible for the team. “Also with multiple en-tout-cas courts, which can be changed to clay for the tie, it will allow the Australian team to play on clay prior to the French Open, which is in May.” 澳洲網協賽事主管Kay Godkhindi表示，除了俱樂部地點方便球員抵達外，此地球 場的多樣性，允許澳洲球員在五月的法網前，能先適應紅土場地， Fed Cup Captain David Taylor said he and the team are looking forward to their World Group Play-off tie next month. “After having our chances against the current champions, Italy, in February I know the girls are keen to get back on court and ensure Australia returns to the World Group in 2012,” said Taylor. “Australia and Ukraine have had some great ties in the past and the competitive spirit between the two teams will be high with the countries tied 1-1 in their head-to-head matches. “The Ukraine team are never an easy opponent to play and particularly if either of the Bondarenko sisters play. “They are both former top 30 players and Kateryna won all three of her matches in Helsingborg to give Ukraine a 3-2 win over Sweden in February. “The girls have worked really hard as a team to get into the elite eight and we are looking forward to playing in Melbourne and proving that we belong there.” 澳大利亞聯邦盃隊隊長David Taylor說，他期待下個月的對戰，與義大利隊交手後， 澳洲女選手們熱切希望回到場上，捍衛國家在聯邦盃2012的世界組資格。 澳洲和烏克蘭在過去有幾次不錯的對戰，兩方為國家而戰的氣勢都很高昂，雙方各勝 得一次，David也說，烏克蘭隊不是簡單的對手，尤其是當烏克蘭選手－Bondarenko 姊妹都下場參賽時，她們兩位都曾進過世界前30名，妹妹Kateryna，在二月份與瑞典 的比賽中，贏下全部三打點。 Australia currently has four players in the top 100, Samantha Stosur (No.4), Jarmila Groth (No.30), Jelena Dokic (No.61) and Anastasia Rodionova (No.72). Dokic is coming off her first WTA title win in nine years at the Malaysian Open where Groth also made the semifinals. Alicia Molik and Sophie Ferguson are also ranked just outside the top 100 with Casey Dellacqua on the comeback trail following a foot injury. 澳洲女選手目前有四位駐留在Top100，Samantha Stosur (No.4)、Jarmila Groth (No.30)、Jelena Dokic (No.61)、Anastasia Rodionova (No.72)。 Alicia Molik和Sophie Ferguson也排在離一百名不遠的地方，Casey Dellacqua 從腳受傷後，也逐漸進行回到場上的計畫。 Ukraine and Australia are tied 1-1 in the head to heads after Australia won 5-0 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, last year to progress to the World Group. Australia lost 4-1to Ukraine at the Gold Coast in 2007 in the World Group II Play-off tie, relegating Australia to the Asia–Oceania Zone Group I. In February the Australian team lost to current world champions Italy 1-4 in Hobart. This was the first time the Australian team has been in the World Group since 2004. Other nations competing in the World Group Play-off tie are Germany v USA, Spain v France and Serbia v Slovak Republic. In the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals, Italy will meet Russia in Russia and Belgium will host the Czech Republic. 澳大利亞對烏克蘭的一勝是在去年，以５－０的記錄返回聯邦盃世界組，另一敗是在 ２００７年的黃金海岸，在世界二組的對戰中，將澳大利亞隊貶到亞大區一組。 http://tinyurl.com/4cb7ltw --

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