Latvia's women tennis players turn on style to defeat Russia

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Latvia’s top-ranked tennis players Aļona (Jelena) Ostapenko and Anastasija Sevastova secured victories in second-day matches of the Fed Cup on April 22, advancing Latvia to World Group II with a 3-1 win over four-time Fed Cup champions Russia.

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Starting next year, both Fed Cup World Groups will likely be merged into one group consisting of the 16 best teams of the world, including Latvia.

Latvia’s star performer Alona Ostapenko beat Russia’s Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova in a two-set match 7-5, 6-1 April 22 at Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia to help clinch victory, with Anastasija Sevastova finishing the job with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Ekaterina Makarova.

“I’ve never beaten Ekaterina in the past. We’ve been coming a long way to achieve this result so it’s really unbelievable,” Sevastova said after the match.

 

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