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MOSCOW, NOV. 24. Nathalie Dechy eased to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Maria Sanchez Lorenzo to give Fed Cup champion France a commanding 2-0 lead in its semifinal against Spain today. Earlier, Tatiana Golovin, making her singles debut in the competition, beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-3 to give an under-strength French team the early advantage. Hot favourite Russia took a 1-0 lead against Austria in the second semifinal. With World No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo and 2000 French Open champion Mary Pierce, who led France to a second Fed Cup title a year ago in Moscow, missing this year's tie, 16-year-old Golovin was left to carry her country's hopes. Moscow-born Golovin finally held serve in the ninth game to take the opening set 6-3. In the second set, she earned a decisive break in the fifth game before wrapping up the match after 94 minutes.
The results: France 2, Spain 0 (Nathalie Dechy bt Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 6-2, 6-4; Tatiana Golovin bt Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-3).
Russia 1, Austria 0 (Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Yvonnes Meusburger 6-1, 6-1).
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