体坛英语资讯：Slovakia one win away from advancing to the Fed Cup Finals
<p><span word="BRATISLAVA">BRATISLAVA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8-- <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Slovakia">Slovakia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hungary">Hungary</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Budapest">Budapest</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bratislava">Bratislava</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Slovakia">Slovakia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feisty">feisty</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>, <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="Qualifiers">Qualifiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Slovakia">Slovakia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verge">verge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> 2-0 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Slovakia">Slovakia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="Viktoria">Viktoria</span> <span word="Kuzmova">Kuzmova</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="triumphed">triumphed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="GB">GB</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 2 <span word="Harriet">Harriet</span> <span word="Dart">Dart</span> 6-7, 6-3, 7-5.</p><p><span word="Dart">Dart</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="debut">debut</span>, <span word="disregarding">disregarding</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 76 <span word="places">places</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kuzmova">Kuzmova</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="capitalized">capitalized</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="Kuzmova">Kuzmova</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="GB">GB</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="Watson">Watson</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="promising">promising</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Karolina">Karolina</span> <span word="Schmiedlova">Schmiedlova</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Watson">Watson</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>, <span word="reminiscent">reminiscent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Prague">Prague</span>.</p><p><span word="Schmiedlova">Schmiedlova</span> <span word="triumphed">triumphed</span> 6-2, 6-3 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bratislava">Bratislava</span>, <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019. <span word="Enditem">Enditem</span></p>
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