Fed Cup Final: CoCo Vandeweghe keeps her cool against Aliaksandra Sasnovich to give United States 1-0 lead
Coco Vandeweghe survived a late attack of nerves in a normally composed performance to beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4, 6-4 and supply the United States a 1-0 lead in the Fed Cup final against Belarus on Saturday.US Open champion Sloane Stephens faces 78th-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the day's second singles at the Chizhovka Arena.
where a gain for the American would put her team on the brink of a record-extending 18th Fed Cup title – their first in 17 years.Vandeweghe, who broke in to the world's top 10 this week, started strongly in her first ending up in the 87th-ranked Sasnovich, breaking in the very first game of the opening set and holding her serve with ease.The American broke again in the very first game of the next set, and although Sasnovich levelled things up immediately, Vandeweghe stepped up a gear within the next game, breaking yet again before holding to like to seize control of the match.
where a gain for the American would put her team on the brink of a record-extending 18th Fed Cup title – their first in 17 years.Vandeweghe, who broke in to the world's top 10 this week, started strongly in her first ending up in the 87th-ranked Sasnovich, breaking in the very first game of the opening set and holding her serve with ease.The American broke again in the very first game of the next set, and although Sasnovich levelled things up immediately, Vandeweghe stepped up a gear within the next game, breaking yet again before holding to like to seize control of the match.
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