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Kazakhstan|sport|April 24, 2017 / 10:35 AM
Canada prevail over Kazakhstan at Fed Cup

AKIPRESS.COM - Canada secured a spot in the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II on Sunday after a pair of singles victories against Kazakhstan.

The Canadians won the play-off over Kazakhstan 3-2 and return to World Group II for the first time since February 2016, CBC reported.

Francoise Abanda of Montreal started the day with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva before Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., toppled Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6(1), 6-4.

Putintseva double faulted in the first set to give Abanda three break points which she converted. Abanda, 20, took the momentum from her first set into the second and went up an early break before going on to capture the match.

Andreescu went down an early break before rallying back to get a break of her own and even the score. The Canadian was dominant in the tiebreak and took the first set.

Andreescu started slow in the second set and Shvedova took advantage with an early break. The 16-year-old broke right back and went on to win the decisive match for Canada.

Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva and Kamila Kerimbayeva beat Gabriela Dabrowski and Katherine Sebov 6-7(6), 7-6(6), 10-5 in a doubles match to end the day.

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