0 down to beat France Sunday and book a Fed Cup semifinal against two-time defending champion Italy. Italy won all three of Sunday's matches to beat Australia 4-1, while Belgium's comfortable 4-1 win over the United States set up a semifinal against the Czech Republic, which saw off Slovakia 3-2. Russia lost both singles matches Saturday, but captain Shamil Tarpischev's decision to replace three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday proved inspired. Pavlyuchenkova beat Alize Cornet 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the first reverse singles and later teamed up with Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the doubles and complete Russia's comeback in Moscow. Russia was only the fourth team since 1995 to come back from 2-0 down to win a Fed Cup World Group tie. Kuznetsova, who lost in three sets to Cornet on Saturday, leveled the tie at 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Virginie Razzano before Pavlyuchenkova and Kuznetsova won the doubles 7-6 (4), 6-0 . Italy extended its Fed Cup winning streak to seven ties by beating Australia. Schiavone put Saturday's surprise loss to Jarmila Groth behind her with a gruelling 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-5 win over Sam Stosur. Flavia Pennetta sealed Italy's progress by winning her 10th straight Fed Cup match, 6-3, 6-2 over Jarmila Groth. Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani of Italy beat Anastasia Rodionova and Rennae Stubbs 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the doubles in Stubbs' last before retiring after a 25-year pro career. Belgium made light of the absence of the recently retired Justine Henin with a dominant 4-1 win over the United States, which was without the Williams sisters. The host was already 2-0 up after the first day and the No. 2-ranked Kim Clijsters beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-7 (10), 6-2, 6-1 in Sunday's opening match to seal the win. Yanina Wickmayer gave Belgium a clean sweep in the singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Melanie Oudin, before Liezel Huber and Vania King scored a consolation point in the doubles by beating Kirsten Flipkens and An-Sophie Mestach 6-3, 7-5. Up next for Belgium is a home tie against the Czech Republic, which sealed its progress when Petra Kvitova won her second singles match of the tie by beating Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-2. Kvitova's win put the Czechs 3-0 up before Slovakia won the final two meaningless matches. Anderson claims title Home favorite Kevin Anderson was forced to dig deep for his first ATP World Tour title as he battled back from a first-set deficit to beat Somdev Devvarman of India 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the SA Tennis Open final at Montecasino Sunday. Dodig champion Unseeded Ivan Dodig beat Germany's Michael Berrer 6-3, 6-4 to win his first ATP title in front of his home crowd at the Zagreb Indoors Sunday. Berrer also lost last year in the final against Croatia's Marin Cilic.
