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Spain leads Italy 2-0 in Fed Cup World Group playoff

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 6:02 p.m. ET

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LLEIDA, Spain (AP) Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro gave Spain a 2-0 lead over Italy after winning the opening matches of their Fed Cup World Group playoff on Saturday.

Fourth-ranked Muguruza beat Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (4), 6-0, before Suarez Navarro eased past Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1 on the outdoor red clay court in Lleida.

Schiavone was a last-minute substitute after Sara Errani strained a muscle in her right leg.

Muguruza came back from 4-2 down in their first-set tiebreaker before taking control in the second set.

The reverse singles and doubles match are set for Sunday.

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