The victory keeps Canada in World Group II next year, while Ukraine, which played without its top player Elina Svitolina, drops to European zone play. Bouchard outlasted Lesia Tsurenko 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) but Dabrowski fell to Bondarenko to leave the teams tied 2-2 heading into the doubles. While she won the first set, Bondarenko adjusted and had little trouble the rest of the way for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win. The final set between Bouchard and Tsurenko was highlighted at 2-2 by a more-than 15-minute game in which Bouchard fought off five break points before finally hitting long to give Tsurenko the lead. Anything can happen.”U.S, Czechs in final: Defending champion United States will play in a second consecutive Fed Cup final after defeating France 3-2 on Sunday.

Source: thestar April 23, 2018 01:41 UTC