Sharapova to miss Fed Cup semifinals (AP) Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova won't play for Russia in the Fed Cup semifinals against the United States this month as Svetlana Kuznetsova takes her turn on the team. The fourth-ranked Kuznetsova will lead Russia in the best-of-five semifinal series in Moscow on April 26-27. The fifth-ranked Sharapova played her first Fed Cup matches against Israel in February. Publish Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:03:45 PDT Read more...