CLUJ, Romania (AP) — Romania’s top woman player Simona Halep battled to a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 victory over Germany’s Andrea Petkovic to even the Fed Cup World Group playoff at 1-1.
At the end of a contest lasting 2 hours and 49 minutes Saturday, Halep said: “It was a very difficult match and I had a low point in the middle,” adding: “It doesn’t matter how I play tomorrow, the main thing is to win.”
Earlier in the day, Germany’s Angelique Kerber won the first match against Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 6-3.
It was the sixth meeting between the players, with Kerber increasing her head-to-head lead to 4-2.
Before Saturday’s game, Halep had won her last five matches against Petkovic.
Germany won the last time the two teams met, in 1974.
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