Flavia Pennetta defeats Melanie Oudin to secure Italy's second F...

Courtesy Topix - Sports News  Sun, 11/08/2009 - 08:35

Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years today after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat US Open quarter-finalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.

The experienced Italians took an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the young United States team in the best-of-five series on an outdoor clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club.


 

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