( CNN ) -- Russia have a 2-0 lead after the opening singles ' matches of their Fed Cup first round tie against Spain . Both Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised to straight-sets victories against Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Carla Suarez Navarro respectively . Sharapova dropped just three games as she powered to a 6-2 6-1 victory , while Kuznetsova won almost as convincingly 6-3 6-1 . `` It was a little tough at the beginning and I felt a bit nervous as I did n't play so well last year and I really wanted to change that result and I really concentrated on my game even despite the fact that I did n't know that much about my opponent , '' Sharapova said , FedCup.com reported . The tie between Ukraine and Italy is all-square thanks to a stunning 6-1 6-2 win for Lesia Tsurenko over Francesca Schiavone in Biella , Italy . The Ukrainian , ranked more than 100 places below the 2010 French Open champion , ran out at easy winner despite the Italian 's home soil advantage . Earlier , Sara Errani had put Italy head with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 victory over Kateryna Bondarenko to give the 2010 Fed Cup champions a 1-0 lead . Meanwhile in Stuttgart , world number two Petra Kvitova ensured the Czech Republic took a 2-0 on the opening day against Germany . The reigning Wimbledon champion won an epic match against Julia Goerges 3-6 6-3 10-8 to extend her unbeaten run on indoor courts to 26 matches . Earlier in the day , Iveta Benesova gave the Czechs a shock 1-0 lead by defeating Sabine Lisicki . Last year 's Wimbledon semi-finalist took the opening set but Benesova fought back to eventually prevail 2-6 6-4 6-2 . In Charleroi , Yanina Wickmayer put Belgium back on level terms against Serbia with a 6-4 6-4 win over Bojana Jovanovski after Jelena Jankovic had defeated Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 7-5 in the opening rubber .
Maria Sharapova helps Russia to a 2-0 lead in the opening matches of Fed Cup against Spain . Czech Republic also in command of their tie against Germany in Stuttgart . Ukraine and Italy all-square after opening day as are Belgium and Serbia .