Sharapova, Chakvetadze give Russia win (AP) Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze won their reverse singles matches in straight sets, helping Russia to a 4-1 victory Sunday over Israel in the first round of the Fed Cup. Chakvetadze clinched the victory by beating Israel's Tzipi Obziler 6-4, 6-2 in the second match. Earlier, Australian Open champion Sharapova swept past Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-1 to give the Russians a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five... Publish Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:34:21 PST Read more...