France on brink of Fed Cup victory
(WorldNews France)

PERTH, Australia (AP) - France is close to ending a 16-year Fed Cup drought after Kristina Mladenovic stunned Australia`s Ashleigh Barty with a nerve-wrenching 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory on Sunday to give the visitors a 2-1 lead in the final. World No.40 Mladenovic started slowly before taking advantage of an error-strewn Barty, whose 15-match Fed Cup winning streak was ended in a see-sawing match...