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Tarpishev announced Russian team: Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Pavlyuchenkova, Safina. Kleybanova as a sub.

JMHO - Tarpishev is making a mistake with Safina.

I kind of read this as "Shamil's list of players who need my psychological expertise right now" rather than "the best Russian team."

A (winning) week with Shama at Fed/Davis Cup always seems to perk up players for a couple weeks' worth of good results