Mary Joe Fernandez

...religious values in Italian history and culture and was a symbol of unity and welcoming for all of humanity - not one of exclusion. Mary Joe Fernandez inspiring U.S. players to succeed When Mary Joe Fernandez graduated from Miami's...

In this article: Miami, Florida, Italy, Manhattan, Miami-Dade College, The Vatican, Communism, and World War II

...at No. 49. Alexa Glatch - No. 132 - played second singles. "The main goal is to build the new generation," U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez said. "You've seen the new generation this year. There are many other young players coming along as...

In this article: Melanie Oudin, Fed Cup, Serena Williams, Italy, United States, Alexa Glatch, Roberta Vinci, Francesca Schiavone, and Corrado Barazzutti

...next game to close it out when Oudin landed a forehand in the net. "Fed Cup, you have to go a match at a time," U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez said. "We've seen a lot of comebacks from 2-0 down. It's a new day." Glatch routed Pennetta...

In this article: Melanie Oudin, Francesca Schiavone, Fed Cup, Italy, United States, U.S. Open, Flavia Pennetta, French Open, and Venus Williams

"I always think the home country feels the pressure a lot more. In a final, there's an added dimension," said Fernandez. "I think when you play for your country, it's a different sort of tension, (a different) sort of nerves. It's...

In this article: Fed Cup, Italy, Alexa Glatch, Melanie Oudin, Francesca Schiavone, United States, Wimbledon, US Open, and Roberta Vinci

...United States feel like underdogs in their Fed Cup final against Italy this weekend after Serena Williams pulled out, captain Mary Joe Fernandez said on Friday. World number one Serena, whose sister Venus is also not competing, was named in...

In this article: Serena Williams, Francesca Schiavone, Fed Cup, Italy, United States, Kremlin Cup, Melanie Oudin, Alexa Glatch, and Flavia Pennetta

...much Fed Cup. However, you're ultimate goal is to win. Hopefully, they'll show up one day.'' Fernandez credits personal Fed Cup memories -- she was on the 1996 championship team against Spain -- as what lured her to the captaincy. That,...

In this article: Fed Cup, Venus Williams, Billie Jean King, United States, Miami, Florida, Reggio Calabria, Italy, Orange Bowl, and Melanie Oudin

...nor Venus has played Fed Cup since 2007. "We can't force anybody to do something they don't want to do," Fernandez said. "That's something I learned from (former U.S. captain) Billie Jean King, you want a team that wants to be there. You...

In this article: Serena Williams, Melanie Oudin, Italy, United States, Francesca Schiavone, Venus Williams, Fed Cup, Alexa Glatch, and Liezel Huber

...(who won the L.A. Open last summer) and No. 16 Francesca Schiavone. Until last week, Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez thought she'd be leading a team with top-ranked Serena Williams and sixth-ranked Venus Williams along with Oudin and the...

In this article: Melanie Oudin, Fed Cup, Serena Williams, Italy, U.S. Open, Venus Williams, Liezel Huber, New York, and U.S.

...there's always a question mark at the end of the year because everybody's beat up and tired, so I'm super excited she wants to play,'' Fernandez said. ``Nobody wants to play Serena on any surface, so it gives us confidence.'' As for Oudin,...

In this article: Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Andre Agassi, U.S. Open, Melanie Oudin, Fed Cup, Martina Navratilova, and Justin Gimelstob

...said she was stunned to hear of Agassi's failed drug test. "A bit of a shock more than anything else," Fernandez said. "You know obviously I was disappointed to hear something like that but you know it takes a lot of guts and courage to...

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