After Barty stutters, Ajla Tomljanovic is Australia's surprise heroine as she levels Fed Cup final at 2-2

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The Fed Cup final between Australia and France will come down to the last doubles rubber, after a tough loss for Ash Barty and a clutch win for Ajla Tomljanovic.

The Australian hit a fierce dipping return of serve that Mladenovic could only tip into the net — the first set was Barty's 6-2, after 34 minutes.Mladenovic went up 0-30 in the seventh game — however Barty went on to hold, fist-pumping as she went off court.

The advantage swung to the Frenchwoman minutes later, as Mladenovic forced an error from Barty to grab the break for a 5-4 lead.Games went on serve to start the final set, but Mladenovic broke Barty to lead 2-1. Games went on serve to 4-4, but it fell apart for Barty in the ninth game, as she was broken to love.

 

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