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French Open champion Simona Halep had put Romania ahead with a commanding 6-3, 6-1 win against Kristina Mladenovic on indoor clay at the Kindarena in Rouen, northwest France.
Mladenovic, whose ranking position has plummeted from 10th to 66th in the space of two years, conceded 17 break-point chances on her serve. She also made 35 unforced errors, compared to 19 for the second-ranked Halep.Following the reverse singles on Sunday, Garcia and Mladenovic will take on Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in the doubles.
France has won the Fed Cup twice while Romania, which beat defending champion Czech Republic in the last eight, has never reached the final.In the other semifinal, Australia and Belarus are 1-1 on hard courts at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane.
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