Tennis-Mladenovic upsets Barty to give France 2-1 lead in Fed Cup final


Reuters | Paris | Updated: 10-11-2019 11:22 IST | Created: 10-11-2019 11:21 IST
Tennis-Mladenovic upsets Barty to give France 2-1 lead in Fed Cup final
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Kristina Mladenovic moved France in sight of a first Fed Cup title in 16 years by pulling off a brave 2-6 6-4 7-6(1) win over world number one Ash Barty in the first reverse singles of the final against Australia on Sunday. Mladenovic's inspired comeback win on the blue hardcourt hushed a heaving crowd of 13,841 at Perth Arena and gave France a precious 2-1 lead before the second reverse singles.

Battling the crowd and one of the cleverest all-court opponents in the game, Mladenovic stumbled on the road to victory as Barty broke back twice in the decisive set. But the French number one served up a storm in the tiebreak and collapsed in relief after Barty finally surrendered with a forehand slapped into the net.

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