Pavlyuchenkova sparks Russia to 2-0 Fed Cup lead over Germany

Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova serves to Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova during their women's singles tennis match at the WTA Dubai Tennis Championships, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova produced a stunning comeback to help Russia into a 2-0 lead against Germany in their Fed Cup semi-final on Saturday.

The world number 38 came from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki 4-6 7-6 6-3 in two hours and 29 minutes.