Peppermint Patty and Timea Bazcinsky won't be participating in Switzerland's Fed Cup tie against Australia, which will take place in Australia on grass. Not that I can *really* blame them for not wanting to fly all the way to Australia to play on grass right smack dab in the middle of the clay season, especially seeing as how Patty just got bageled by an unknown American on clay. She needs all the time she can get on the dirt.
