US routs Belarus 5-0 to advance to Fed Cup playoff
Venus Williams returned from a five-month layoff and Serena Williams and Christina McHale won singles matches Sunday, giving the United States a 5-0 thrashing of Belarus in the first round of the Fed Cup. The Americans head to a playoff in April in hopes of playing their way back into the top tier of Fed Cup after being bounced out last year.
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