Sunday, February 3

Fed Cup Rained Out, Rescheduled for Monday


LA JOLLA, California (Ticker) -- Rain has postponed Sunday's Fed Cup quarterfinal match between the United States and Germany. Tied at a win apiece, the best-of-five tie is the only one in the quarterfinal round that has yet to be decided.

When play resumes on Monday afternoon, Lindsay Davenport will be looking to rebound from a surprising loss on Saturday. Germany's Sabine Lisicki handed Davenport her first defeat in a Fed Cup match since 1994 with a 6-1, 7-5 victory. Ranked 130th in the world, the 18-year-old Lisicki recorded 15 aces - and overcame 11 double faults - to end Davenport's 19-match winning streak. Sloppy play did in the Davenport as she committed 43 unforced errors in the one-hour, 24-minute match.

Ashley Harkleroad topped Germany's Tatjana Malek, 6-1, 6-3, to draw the Americans even in the first day of the International Tennis Federation event. In Sunday's scheduled action, Davenport faces Malek, while Harkleroad takes on Lisicki. In the doubles, Davenport and Lisa Raymond are scheduled to face Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Julia Goerges.