France counts on Golovin in Fed Cup
France's No. 2, Tatiana Golovin, will be the leader of the French team in the Fed Cup, since France's highest ranked player, Amelie Mauresmo, is still recovering from her appendectomy. A lot of pressure is put on Golovin, who has recently won her first WTA title, since she is expected to win three points playing singles and doubles this weekend. However, 19-year-old Golovin has already shown her mental strength in the Fed Cup – in 2004 by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, and in 2006 in Cagnes-sur-Mer versus the Czech Republic.
(source: Fed Cup's Official Website)
[...] reached the semis by defeating Japan 5-0. Tatiana Golovin lived up to the expectations and ensured victory for her country by first beating Akiko Morigami 6-2, 6-4, and then Ai Sugiyama [...]