Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic in a three-set thriller on Saturday to give Belarus the lead in their Fed Cup semi-final. World No 96 Sasnovich won 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in two hours 48 minutes to record her second win over the 24-year-old Swiss in three meetings. "It was a very hard match and I'm so happy to bring my team the first point," Sasnovich said.
"The first set was really good for me. In the second I've got a bit tired and began to make mistakes. And the deciding set was just a kind of thriller. Viktorija is a very strong opponent. Luckily, I managed to beat her today." Golubic, 54th in the world, started with an immediate break but the 23-year-old Belarussian broke back twice to take the opening set in 40 minutes.
In the second, Golubic took a 4-0 lead before Sasnovich rallied to level at 5-5. The Swiss player broke again to level at one set all. In the decider, Sasnovich produced the deciding break in the 12th game to chalk up Belarus' first point. Later on Saturday, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Swiss Timea Bacsinszky will clash in the second singles on Minsk Chizhovka arena hard court.
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