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Sunday, 10 November 2019

Vive la France: French squad claims Fed Cup glory for third time

The story in photos of the dramatic final day of the 2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final.
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty started Day 2 of the Fed Cup final by winning her third consecutive set of the weekend, taking the opener 6-2 over Kristina Mladenovic. (Getty)
Kristina Mladenovic countered, claiming the second set of her match with Barty 6-4. (Getty)
In the end, Mladenovic pulled off a stirring 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1) upset of Barty to put France up 2-1. (Getty)
Mladenovic picked up her second win over a World No.1 this season with her victory over Barty. She also defeated then-No.1 Naomi Osaka in Dubai in February. (Getty)
Mladenovic celebrated with captain Julien Benneteau after her victory. (Getty)
The Australian fans filled the RAC Arena in Perth to cheer on their home-field heroines. (Getty)
A fiery band of French supporters made themselves known throughout the weekend as they cheered their team on. (Getty)
Ajla Tomljanovic went for her first-ever Fed Cup win for Australia as her captain Alicia Molik looked on. (Getty)
Pauline Parmentier, a late singles substitute, pushed Tomljanovic to two close sets. (Getty)
Tomljanovic defeated Parmentier 6-4, 7-5 to earn her first Fed Cup win for Australia and level the tie at two wins apiece. (Getty)
The teams moved into the decisive doubles match, where Barty and Samantha Stosur earned an early break advantage. (Getty)
However, Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia won nine of the next 11 games to open up a 6-4, 3-0 lead. (Getty)
Mladenovic and Garcia claimed victory on their third match point, winning 6-4, 6-3 to claim the third Fed Cup title in France&’;s history. (Getty)
The French team celebrates victory on the court. Mladenovic went 3-0 during the weekend to lead her team to victory. (Getty)
2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas champions France. (Getty)
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Friday, 8 November 2019

The final showdown: Australia vs. France on Day 1 of the 2019 Fed Cup Final

Ashleigh Barty and Kristina Mladenovic scored wins for their nations as Australia and France are level at 1-1 following the first day of the 2019 Fed Cup Final in Perth.
The two teams and officials were introduced at the official opening ceremony at RAC Arena. (Getty)
The Aussie team was pumped up to start the afternoon on home turf. (Getty)
Ashleigh Barty arrived at the 2019 Fed Cup Final after winning the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen and sealing the year-end World No.1 ranking. (Getty)
The French fans brought the passion to Perth. (Getty)
Ajla Tomljanovic made her official Fed Cup debut for Australia in Saturday&’;s opening singles rubber. (Getty)
Tomljanovic faced off against Kristina Mladenovic in their third career meeting, and first in Fed Cup play. (Getty)
Mladenovic, a Hopman Cup champion in Perth in 2017, was a crowd favorite despite being from the visiting side. (Getty)
Tomljanovic was awarded Australian citizenship in January of 2018, after competing for her native Croatia. (Getty)
Mladenovic ultimately scored a 6-1, 6-1 win over Tomljanovic to give France a 1-0 lead. (Getty)
Mladenovic salutes the crowd after giving France a 1-0 lead. (Getty)
Barty next took the court as the Aussie No.1, arriving on court with her niece, Lucy. (Getty)
Barty faced off against Caroline Garcia in the second of Saturday&’;s opening singles matches. (Getty)
Garcia in action against Barty in the second singles match. (Getty)
Barty served eight aces and saved both break points she faced to score a 6-0, 6-0 victory to tie the final at 1-1. (Getty)
The reverse singles will take place on Sunday, with a deciding doubles rubber to be played last should the singles be split at 2-2.
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Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Molik mania: Alicia in action in Shenzhen

Legend Alicia Molik was very busy at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen - check out what she was up to!
Molik led a coaching session for U14 and U16 girls who competed in the WTA Future Stars event ahead of the WTA Finals (Getty)
More than 50 young players took part in the mega-clinic at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center (Getty)
With Chinese trailblazer Zheng Jie, Molik helped present trophies after the finals of the WTA Future Stars tournament (Getty)
Molik joined Martina Hingis and Agnieszka Radwanska on a visit to the corporate HQ of WTA Finals promoter Gemdale (Getty)
Autographs at Gemdale Center were followed by a traditional Chinese calligraphy session (Getty)
Australia’s Fed Cup captain, Molik shared her expertise at the WTA/PTR Coaches Conference (Getty)
Molik handled group selfie duties at the Tennis Media Friendship Event, a clinic for key Chinese tennis journalists (Getty)
Molik’s schedule also included a stop by corporate hospitality to meet guests of WTA sponsor SAP (Getty)
A key topic of Molik’s media availability was Ashleigh Barty’s stunning season, looking ahead to the Fed Cup final against France in Perth (Getty)
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Monday, 4 November 2019

Rankings Rockets: Muchova, Yastremska hit career highs

Zhuhai success has set Karolina Muchova and Dayana Yastremska up at career-high rankings to end 2019, while ITF titles have propelled Nina Stojanovic and Danka Kovinic into the Top 100.
Simona Halep has ended a sixth consecutive year in the Top 4 after moving up one place to World No.4 after the WTA Finals (Getty)
WTA Finals runner-up Elina Svitolina moves up two places to World No.6 (Getty)
Zhuhai champion Aryna Sabalenka&’;s strong Asian finish to 2019 sees the Belarusian finish the season where she started, at World No.11 (Getty)
Zhuhai semifinalist Karolina Muchova rises five places to hit a career high at World No.21 (Getty)
Dayana Yastremska finishes 2019 at a career high of World No.22 after a round-robin win in Zhuhai (Jimmie48/WTA)
Zhu Lin picked up the Liuzhou ITF W60 title to climb to a career high of World No.83 (Jimmie48/WTA)
Surging Serb Nina Stojanovic took the biggest title of her career to date at the Poitiers ITF W80 event to hit a career high of World No.86 (IFV 86/Alain Biais)
Danka Kovinic (right) returned to the Top 100 for the first time in over two years with a title run at the Szekesfehervar ITF W100 event, defeating Irina-Camelia Begu in the final (Kiskut Open)
Ohio State University alumna Francesca Di Lorenzo won her biggest title to date at the Toronto ITF W60 to rise to a career high of World No.121 (Tennis Canada/Neena Channan)
Former World No.66 Mandy Minella snapped a five-match losing streak to take the Tyler ITF W80 title and bounce back up to World No.137 (RBC Pro Challenge)
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