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Serena Williams plans to play for the United States in two Fed Cup series next year, returning to a team she hasn't been a member of since 2007.
And the U.S. Tennis Association says that if Williams does play for her country twice in 2012, it will consider the 13-time Grand Slam champion eligible for the London Olympics. The International Tennis Federation's Olympic rules require women to have made themselves available for Fed Cup in two years from 2009-12.
"I am committing to play in both of the U.S. Fed Cup team's ties in 2012," Williams said in a statement released to The Associated Press by the USTA on Wednesday. "After being physically unable to participate in the last few ties, I am eager to compete in Fed Cup and help my country return to the World Group."
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/6850608/serena-williams-play-fed-cup-2012
And the U.S. Tennis Association says that if Williams does play for her country twice in 2012, it will consider the 13-time Grand Slam champion eligible for the London Olympics. The International Tennis Federation's Olympic rules require women to have made themselves available for Fed Cup in two years from 2009-12.
"I am committing to play in both of the U.S. Fed Cup team's ties in 2012," Williams said in a statement released to The Associated Press by the USTA on Wednesday. "After being physically unable to participate in the last few ties, I am eager to compete in Fed Cup and help my country return to the World Group."
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/6850608/serena-williams-play-fed-cup-2012
