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Switzerland beats France 4-1, advances to Fed Cup semifinals

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 2:19 a.m. ET

GENEVA (AP) Switzerland won all three matches Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the Fed Cup with a 4-1 victory over two-time champion France.

Belinda Bencic gave Switzerland an insurmountable 3-1 lead by beating Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4 in the reverse singles after Timea Bacsinszky defeated Kristina Mladenovic 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5.

Bacsinszky made it three wins in three games at the World Group first-round match when she teamed up with Martina Hingis in the doubles to beat Amandine Hesse and Mladenovic 6-4, 6-4.

On Saturday, Bacsinszky beat Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-4 in the opener on the indoor hardcourt and Mladenovic leveled for the 2016 finalists when she eased past Bencic 6-3, 6-4.

Belarus hosts Switzerland in the semifinals in April.

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