France and Romania level at 1-1 in Fed Cup semi


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 21 Apr 2019

Tennis - Fed Cup - World Group Semi-Final - France v Romania - Kindarena, Rouen, France - April 20, 2019 France's Caroline Garcia in action during her match against Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu REUTERS/Charles Platiau

ROUEN, France (Reuters) - Caroline Garcia kept her composure to beat Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3 6-3 and bring France level at 1-1 with Romania in their Fed Cup semi-final after Simona Halep outclassed Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-1 in the opening singles on Saturday.

Garcia produced a rock-solid performance to dismantle the challenge of Buzarnescu in one hour, 27 minutes on the clay surface in the Normandy city of Rouen as two-time champions France bid for their sixth final.

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