article_snippet.sent: Russia are on the brink of making the Fed Cup final with a 2-0 lead after Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova saved a match point to beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki on Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova saved the match point in the second set before going on to beat Lisicki 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, after Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Julia Goerges in straight sets in the opening rubber.
article_snippet.sent: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said Lisicki's power caused Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova problems: 'In the first set I believed I could win
article_snippet.sent: but I couldn't find the rhythm because Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova plays a bit boom-boom.'
article_snippet.sent: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
article_snippet.sent: Russia beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki for a 2-0 lead in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Fed Cup tie .
article_snippet.sent: Svetlana Kuznetsova had earlier beaten Julia Goerges in straight sets .
article_snippet.sent: but Svetlana Kuznetsova played a good point on that.
article_snippet.sent: The result left Russia needing one win from Sunday's three matches to reach the final and bag a first Fed Cup title since 2008.
highlights_snippet.sent: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Julia Goerges in straight sets in Fed Cup .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeats Sabine Lisicki for 2-0 lead .