MONTREAL—Canada’s Françoise Abanda downed Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to end the day tied 1-1 at the Fed Cup World Group II playoff. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., lost the first match of the day against Yulia Putintseva, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6. “I am very pleased with my result today,” Abanda said. “It was an important match for Canada and I am glad that I was able to even out the score after Day 1. Today was a good day for me.”Andreescu fought back from down a set, but was ultimately unable to hold on against her No.

Source: thestar April 23, 2017 02:03 UTC