Tennis: Pliskova Gives Czechs Edge With 16-14 Final Set Win
Muhammad Rameez Published November 12, 2016 | 10:50 PM
STRASBOURG, France, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Nov, 2016 ) - Karolina Pliskova defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 4-6, 16-14 in a marathon opening rubber to give defending champions Czech Republic the lead in their Fed Cup final against France on Saturday.
In a match lasting 12 minutes short of four hours, US Open runner-up Pliskova claimed victory having earlier been 5-2 up in the decider and holding two match points. Later Saturday, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova faces Caroline Garcia in the second rubber where the Czechs look to take a step closer to a fifth Fed Cup title in six years.
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