Seventh-ranked Roberta Vinci will take on Alexandra Panova and Sara Errani will face 18-year-old Irina Khromacheva on Saturday to open the Fed Cup final between Italy and Russia. The highest-ranked player, No. 183 Alisa Kleybanova, is 95 places below Italy's fourth player, Karin Knapp. So it won't be easy for sure, but we are ready to go on court and give everything.'' Italy, in its fifth final in eight years, is the overwhelming favorite to claim its fourth Fed Cup title.
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