Ukraine: United States’ tennis queen Serena Williams overpowered Ukrainian Elina Svitolina by 6-2, 6-1 to give the US a 2-0 lead in the Fed Cup series on Saturday.
Earlier in the opening match, American Christina McHale defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
The U.S. needs one victory among the reverse singles and doubles on Sunday to return to the top tier of the Fed Cup group.
Williams is making her first Fed Cup appearance on foreign soil in more than a decade to help gain eligibility for the U.S. team at the London Olympics.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion could seal the U.S. win with a victory over Tsurenko on Sunday.
In another match of Fed-Cup tie played in Tokyo, Japan. The Asian Tennis team take 2-0 lead over Belgium with singles wins.
Ayumi Morita and Kimiko Date-Krumm gave Japan a 2-0 lead over Belgium with two singles wins on Saturday in a play-off tie for the Fed Cup tennis World Group.
The 22-year-old Morita, ranked 83rd in the world, secured a 6-4, 6-4 win over teenager Alison van Uytvanck to put Japan one up early in the day.
Veteran Date-Krumm, former world number four, then defeated Tamaryn Hendler 6-1, 6-4 to move closer to the elite eight-nation World Group in next’s year Fed Cup.
The losers of the tie will be relegated to World Group II.
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