Tennis: Baltacha seals Fed Cup survival

Great Britain beat Croatia 2-0 yesterday to ensure they finished fifth in Europe Africa Zone Group One of the Federation Cup and remain in the same group for another year.

By The Newsroom

Published 4th Feb 2011, 18:24 BST

Updated 5th Feb 2011, 23:55 BST

Heather Watson defeated Silvia Njiric 6-2 7-5, before Elena Baltacha, the highest-ranked player in the tie at 57, overcame Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 6-3.

Ayr's Nicola Slater aims to build on a solid start to the year when she competes in this week's $25,000 event in Rancho Mirage, California. The Scottish number two is currently ranked 797 in the world.

Scottish number two Jamie Baker is seeded three for this week's ITF Futures event in Antalya, Turkey.