Summary Serena and Venus Williams will lead US Fed Cup team against Sweden in its World Group playoff.
DELRAY BEACH (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams will lead the U.S. Fed Cup team against Sweden in its World Group playoff at the Delray Beach on April 20-21.
The team announced Wednesday for the matches on hardcourts will also include No. 16-ranked Sloane Stephens and No. 27 Varvara Lepchenko.
The winner will advance to the 2014 World Group and have a chance to compete for the Fed Cup title next year. The losing team will be relegated to World Group II in 2014.
Sweden s team will consist of No. 54 Sofia Arvidsson, No. 65 Johanna Larsson, No. 425 Hilda Melander and No. 489 Sandra Roma.
Serena Williams, who is ranked No. 1, is 8-0 in Fed Cup singles play and 3-0 in doubles. Venus is 14-2 in singles and 4-2 in doubles.
