Watson, Konta get GB off to winning start
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ByEurosport
Updated 06/02/2014 at 10:26 GMT
Great Britain’s quest to secure a Fed Cup World Group II play-off tie got off to the perfect start as Heather Watson and Johanna Konta both claimed wins to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead over Latvia.
Britain's Heather Watson
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Konta reeled off five games on the spin to comeback from 5-2 in the deciding set and beat Diana Marcinkevica 6-3 4-6 7-5.
Earlier, Watson had beaten Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets.
A topsy-turvy opening set saw the pair exchange numerous breaks with Watson eventually edging it, before the British number two settled and blitzing her way through the second to win 7-5 6-1.
Britain is one of 17 nations competing in Budapest for a play-off tie in the Fed Cup World Group II.
The GB team consists of Watson, Konta, Tara Moore and Jocelyn Rae after Laura Robson withdrew with a wrist injury.
The first phase is a round-robin format – Britain and Latvia joined by Hungary and Romania in Group B – with only the group winners progressing to the next round.
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