Fed Cup semifinal: Australia, Belarus level after 1st day

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian Ashleigh Barty beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 (2), 6-3 to level their Fed Cup semifinal at 1-1 after the opening day of singles on Saturday on hard courts at Pat Rafter Arena.
Barty’s win ended Azarenka’s 13-match winning streak in Fed Cup play.
Earlier, Aryna Sabalenka gave Belarus a 1-0 lead after defeating Samantha Stosur 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.
Sabalenka won the first set when she broke serve in the final game. Stosur took the second than