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Published: 06 February, 2009, 12:06

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After grabbing the headlines at last month's Australian open, relatively unknown Russian tennis player Alisa Kleybanova is hoping to make her Fed Cup debut this weekend.

Fresh from her victory over defending champion Ana Ivanovic in Melbourne, Alisa told RT she is confident about getting good results in the tournament.

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