The draw for Russia's Fed Cup World Group tie against Spain was made today at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow and Maria will play two singles matches, one on Saturday and one on Sunday.

Here is the full schedule:
Saturday - 15.00 local time start
R1: Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
R2: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

Sunday - 14.00 local time start
R3: Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
R4: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
R5: Ekaterina Makarova/Nadia Petrova (RUS) vs Nuria Llagostera Vives/Arantxa Parra-Santonja (ESP)

Maria says: "The preparations are all for the days ahead and I am really looking forward to the weekend. I don't know much about her game, but some of my teammates do, we are just going to go out there and it doesn't matter whether they are experienced or not, we are just going to try and play our best tennis."