MINSK, Belarus — A 17-year championship drought came to an end for the United States on Sunday when it beat Belarus, 3-2, to take its 18th Fed Cup title.
CoCo Vandeweghe and Shelby Rogers defeated Aryna Sabalenka and Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-3, 7-6 (3), in the deciding doubles match of the final. It was the first Fed Cup title for the U.S. since 2000.
“It feels perfectly believable and unbelievable,” Vandeweghe said. “I’m ready for a vacation.”
Sabalenka and Sasnovich led by 5-2 in the second set and served to level the match at one set apiece in the eighth, 10th and 12th games.