The semifinal at the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup will come less than six months after - and about a 10-mile (15-kilometer) drive from - their U.S. Open semifinal, which ended abruptly with Williams' outburst at a line judge.
Clijsters went on to win the tournament. Williams later was fined a record $82,500 and placed on two years of probation at Grand Slam events.
Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad hereThe other semifinal on March 1 pits Williams' sister Venus against reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. The one-day event will feature one-set semifinals and a three-set final and has $1.2 million in prize money.
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