Australia to host US in Fed Cup playoff
AAP
Australia will host the United States in April for a Fed Cup playoff, with both nations trying to win back their place in the top-tier World Group.
Seven-times winners Australia were drawn against the 17-time champions on Tuesday to play the playoff tie from April 16-17.
Australia, who were knocked out of the World Group last April when they fell to the Netherlands, booked their place in April's playoff with a Sam Stosur-inspired victory over Slovakia on the weekend.
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Stosur won all three matches she contested to ward off an upset, while the USA swept Poland despite being without world No.1 Serena Williams.
In other pairings, Germany travels to Romania, Spain hosts four-time champion Italy and Belarus is in Russia.
