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Mildura host Aussie Fed Cup tie against Swiss

Australia and Switzerland are participants and will play the next month’s Fed Cup tie against each other on grass in Mildura.

The chief events manager of Tennis Australia Steve Ayles said “The Victorian Murray River town’s world-class courts and scenic location had set it in front of more than a few other bidders for the women’s teams’ tennis occasion on April 25 and 26”.

Winning the tie would qualify Australia for the World Group II next year and remain them in the running to enter the top group in 2011, while a loss would send them back to the Asia/Oceania group next year.

Australia boasts a 3-1 head-to-head record alongside Switzerland, including a 5-0 clean sweep when they last met in 2006. They will be imaginary to make on that record, with the likes of Samantha Stosur, Jelena Dokic and Casey Dellacqua to call on against a Swiss team expected to be headed by Patty Schnyder.

The tie will double as a fundraiser to help rebuild tennis facilities affected by the recent Victorian bushfires.

Mildura has not hosted a Fed Cup tie before, but was the site of Australia’s notorious Davis Cup loss to Zimbabwe in 1998, in which Mark Philippoussis refused to play, but came out to watch.