The Australian Fed Cup team will progress to the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II Play-off tie in April after defeating Switzerland 4-1 in Fribourg today.
After being drawn 1-1 yesterday, world No.5 Samantha Stosur picked up her second win of the weekend with a comfortable 6-3 6-2 victory over Switzerland’s No.1 Stefanie Voegele.
The US Open champion took just over an hour to see off the challenge and was much happy with today’s performance.
“I am much happier with the way I played today,” Stosur said.
“I thought I played a really good match from start to finish and controlled what I could control and did what I wanted to do so today, I would say, I am very pleased with the way I played and I got the result I wanted.
“I played with a better attitude and more confidence today.”
In the reverse singles No.40 Jarmila Gajdosova took nearly two-and-a-half hours to battle past No. 219 Amra Sadikovic 6-3 3-6 8-6. Sadikovic was a late replacement for Timea Bacsinszky who played in the singles yesterday.
Gajdosova win clinched the Fed Cup World Group II tie against Switzerland.
Post match she said “I was just trying to play point by point and if it was 8-6 that doesn’t really matter to me as long as I win the last point and we did so I am happy.”
“I tried, I fought and I won in the end.”
Australian Fed Cup Captain, David Taylor said he was happy with Jarka’s performance.
“I think Jarka, you couldn’t have written a better script of redemption,” Taylor said.
“She had a really tough lost yesterday and didn’t play the tennis she is capable of but still almost won and was just emotionally better today. I think she learnt the lesson very quickly.”
Jelena Dokic (No.67) and Casey Dellacqua (No.103) capped the day off with a win in the doubles against No.219 Sadikovic and No.1061 Belinda Bencic 7-5 6-4.
Yesterday Stosur open proceedings on the coldest day in 30 years in Fribourg with a 6-2 7-5 win over Switzerland’s No.2 Bacsinszky.
In the second match at the Forum Fribourg Voegele, who was leading Switzerland for the first time following the retirement of Patty Schnyder, upset Australian’s No.2 Gajdosova 6-0 6-7(8) 8-6.
The Australians will be looking to return to the World Group in 2013 with a win on the 21 and 22 April to re-instate them in the elite eight.
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