(Transworld Sport may be televised in other countries, but the details
in this message are specific to the UK.)


There is a 4-minute feature on the recent China v Russia Fed Cup tie
in this week's Transworld Sport, which is repeated with sign-language
at 02:30 GMT on Friday night (technically the morning of Saturday 21st
February 2009) on Channel 4.

The tennis was 1 minute into Sunday's broadcast of Transworld Sport,
and finished 5 minutes in, so I recommend 02:30 as a safe start-time
for timer-record, and 02:40 as a safe stop-time (Transworld Sport has
been known to start up to 5 minutes late).

The feature includes two points from the first rubber, in which
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Selesian player Yan,Zi 6-2 6-4.

The feature also includes two points from the third rubber, in which
Anna Chakvetadze gave Russia an unassailable 3:0 lead with a 6-1 6-2
victory over Yan:

* Yan serving 0-2 (ad Anna): Anna hit a crosscourt backhand deep into
the corner - a couple of inches from both the sideline and the
baseline - forcing Yan to bunt back a defensive backhand that sat up
nicely for Anna to hit a deep forehand down the line, behind which she
went to the net; Yan responded well with a dipping crosscourt
backhand, but Anna responded even better with a delectable
off-backhand half-volley dropshot that landed very short and close to
the sideline; Yan ran it down well to hit a one-handed forehand
attempted pass down the line, but Anna cut it off with a crosscourt
backhand volley-winner into the wide-open court.

* Yan serving 1-6 2-5 (15/40): Serve out wide: crosscourt forehand
return; Yan crosscourt forehand; Anna hit a deep forehand down the
line; Yan hit a short crosscourt backhand; Anna hit a penetrating
off-backhand deep into the corner, forcing Yan to scramble back a
short, defensive forehand; Anna hit a pinpoint off-backhand deep into
the corner, and moved inside the service-line to cut off Yan's
attempted crosscourt forehand pass; Anna hit a delectable off-forehand
drop-volley winner, which Yan - run as she did - couldn't get up.

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://tinyurl.com/andrewbroad-selesians