US plays at France, Italy visits Ukraine in 1st round of 2010 Fed Cup

US plays at France in 2010 Fed Cup

PARIS — The United States will play at France in the first round of next year’s Fed Cup, and Italy will visit Ukraine.

The Americans and Italians, who play at Italy in November in this year’s final, were among the eight teams Wednesday in the draw for the 2010 tournament.

Russia, which has won three of the last four Fed Cup titles, will play at Serbia in another first-round match, while the Czech Republic hosts Germany.

The draw was made at Roland Garros, where the French Open is taking place.

In World Group II, it’s: Australia vs. Spain; Poland vs. Belgium; Estonia vs. Argentina; and Slovakia vs. China.