Golovin gives Fed Cup holders France 1-0 lead
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Tatiana Golovin, making her Fed Cup singles debut, beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 6-3 to give under-strength champions France an early 1-0 lead in their semi-final against Spain on Wednesday.
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Russia's Dinara Safina beat French  teenager Tatiana Golovin 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 to reach the Paris Open  final on Saturday.
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MOSCOW: Anastasia Myskina kept Russia&#39;s Fed Cup hopes alive by beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin 6-4, 7-6 in the second singles of the competition final against holders France yesterday, levelling the score at 1-1.
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Russia won its first Fed Cup title yesterday by edging defending champion France 3-2 when Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva beat Marion Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the deciding doubles match.
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MOSCOW -- Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin gave France a comfortable 2-0 lead in its Fed Cup semifinal against Spain after winning their opening singles Wednesday.
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ALICANTE, Spain -- Paul-Henri Mathieu pulled off a remarkable 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory against Spanish No. 1 Carlos Moya to give France a 1-0 lead on the opening day of their Davis Cup semifinal on Friday.
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Nikolay Davydenko beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Friday to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Argentina in the Davis Cup final.
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Russia and France are on track for a meeting in the Fed Cup final in Moscow after both teams took 2-0 leads following the first day of their respective semi-finals.
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Defending champion France took a 2-0 lead over Spain in the Fed Cup semifinals Wednesday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
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LA JOLLA, California  - Fed Cup debutant Ashley Harkleroad spared the blushes for the United States by crushing Germany's Tatjana Malek 6-1 6-3 to level the scores at 1-1 in their world group first round tie on Saturday.
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Zinedine Zidane scored on a penalty kick six minutes into the World Cup final match against Italy to give France a 1-0 lead on Sunday.
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French teenager Tatiana Golovin became the first player to reach the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Grand Prix when she defeated Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-1 6-2 on Friday.
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Russia take a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup final against Argentina by winning Saturday's doubles match.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - Carlos Moya fired Spain into a  1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final on  Friday.
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Defending champion France surged into the Fed Cup final, completing a 5-0 sweep of Spain on Thursday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne beat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-5 Sunday to put Belgium within one victory of the Fed Cup title.
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Fed Cup favourites Russia and France are firmly on course to meet in the final after taking commanding 2-0 leads in their semi-finals on Wednesday.