Canada notches doubles win to beat France at Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Rebecca Marino and Gaby Dabrowski earned Canada a 2-1 win over defending champion France at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

Rebecca Marino and Gaby Dabrowski beat Clara Burel and Alize Cornet 6-3, 7-6 to give Canada a 2-1 win over defending champion France in the opening tie for both teams at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Prague on Monday.Earlier, Montreal's Francoise Abanda upset Fiona Ferro 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.Abanda, ranked 353rd in the world, rallied from a 2-0 hole in the second set for the win against the 105th-ranked Ferro in Prague.

Abanda played just two tournaments in the first seven months of the year before starting a more consistent schedule in August. Canada does not have its top two singles players -- reigning U.S. Open finalist Leylah Annie Fernandez and 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu., and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.

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