Fed Cup semifinal: Barty gives Australia 2-1 lead vs Belarus

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ashleigh Barty has moved Australia to within one win of the Fed Cup final after beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 in the first reverse singles match Sunday.
Australia leads the best-of-five semifinal 2-1 over Belarus. In the second reverse singles, Victoria Azarenka was scheduled to play Australia’s Samantha Stosur, with doubles to follow.
On the first day, Barty beat regular doubles partner Azarenka 7-6 (2), 6-3 after Sabalenka had given Belarus a 1-0 lead