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MONTREAL -- Eugenie Bouchard did everything she could to help her country. Bouchard won both her singles matches, including the clincher on Sunday, to power Canada to a 3-1 victory over Serbia in its Fed Cup World Group II tie over the weekend. In beating Serbias Vesna Dolonc 6-0, 6-3, the Montreal native gave Canada a 3-0 lead in the best-of-five tie in front of her hometown fans at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. "I think I played two solid matches, and I helped Canada," said Bouchard, 19. "Im very proud of that. The whole team was very excited all week." Bouchard agreed to represent her country in the Fed Cup despite her busy international schedule. On Monday, she hops on a plane to Doha, Qatar, where she faces American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the Qatar Open the following day. But Bouchard, whos represented Canada since 2011, thinks thats a small price to pay for wearing the Maple Leaf on her cheek, as she did over the weekend. "I fully embrace it. It comes with the job," she said. "This is where I want to be. I love playing for my country. I try to enjoy every moment when I play for Canada." On Saturday, Bouchard beat the No. 149-ranked Jovana Jaksic 6-1, 6-0 in a dominant performance to give Canada a 2-0 advantage, after her teammate Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., defeated Dolonc 7-5, 2-6, 6-4. Canada will now advance to the World Group playoffs, giving the team a chance to advance from the World Group II to a higher division that includes the worlds eight best teams. A draw on Tuesday will determine Canadas next opponent, and whether that tie will be held at home or on the road, when the Fed Cup resumes on April 19. Canadian team captain Sylvain Bruneau had nothing but praise for the rising-star Bouchard. "Shes very patriotic, and people need to recognize that," said Bruneau. "It wont be easy for her (in Doha), but she did it to represent her country. Shes always been there for us." Joining Bouchard (ranked No. 19 in the world) and 274th-ranked Wozniak on the Canadian team were Torontos Sharon Fichman (No. 112) and Ottawas Gabriela Dabrowski (No. 224). Fichman and Dabrowski lost to Serbias Jaksic and Nina Stojanovic 6-2, 3-6, (10-8) in doubles play on Sunday afternoon. Because Canada had already defeated Serbia in the tie, the match was simply a formality. After each team took a set, and with the 10-point tiebreak tied 8-8, Fichman missed her final two shots to hand Serbia the doubles triumph. But the story of the day was Bouchards singles match. Leading 5-3 in her second set, Bouchard sent the No. 117-ranked Dolonc the wrong way to secure the advantage. She then cemented the victory emphatically with an ace. "I was happy I could stay with her and fight," said Bouchard. "When it counted, I did what I needed to do." She needed less than 20 minutes to take the first set, surrendering just seven points in the process. But Dolonc put up a fight in the second set, breaking Bouchard in the first game. She then held serve to force a 2-2 tie. "It was a closer battle (in the second). She came up with some good points, and I had a few unforced errors," said Bouchard, who settled down after a number of uncharacteristic mistakes. "I tried to win one point at a time and stay in the moment. And that helped me." Bouchard went on to win four of the next five games to seal the victory. "The tempo was very high," said Dolonc of the 59-minute match. "There was constant pressure on me. I was too late all the time. It was really quick. It was tough for me to find my game." Bouchards victory meant that Wozniak could skip her singles match. "They deserved this win," said Serbian captain Dejan Vranes of Canadas overall victory. "Simply, they were the best. I wish them luck. They deserve to be in the World Group next year." Vranes team took to the court minus such established stars as Jelena Jankovic (ranked eighth in the world), Ana Ivanovic (No. 12), and Bojana Jovanovski (No. 41). While Ivanovic and Jovanovski are dealing with minor injuries, Jankovic recently chose to retire from international play. Bruneau doesnt think the absence of those great Serbian players diminishes what Canada did over the weekend. "These players played with all their heart on the court," said Bruneau. "They played for Canada, they played for themselves, and they played for the team. And they gave it their all." wholesale nfl jerseys . The St. Louis Cardinals were scheduled to arrive in Boston in time for a workout on Tuesday afternoon. Much of Mondays discussion focused on Bostons lineup considerations as the series progresses, specifically when the venue shifts to St. cheap jerseys from china . Froch retained his WBA and IBF titles with a ninth-round stoppage against Groves in Manchester on Nov. 23. 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Could it really be this easy to score the winning touchdown in a Super Bowl? Yes, it was, thanks to a gamble by the desperate New England Patriots, who were leading 17-15 at the time. They let the New York Giants running back go six yards untouched for a 21-17 lead with 57 seconds to play on Sunday night. Coach Bill Belichicks decision to trade a touchdown for time surprised Bradshaw, who didnt expect to have such an easy path to the end zone and heard quarterback Eli Manning yelling at him to stop short of the goal line. New York would have rather run more time off the clock and let kicker Lawrence Tynes finish it off with a field goal to win by a single point. Tynes was warming up on the sideline when Bradshaw got the handoff. "I thought I heard Eli yelling at me to fall down," Bradshaw said. "I tried, but I couldnt do it." Bradshaw spun around at the one-yard line and tried to stop, but wound up falling backward into the end zone. At that moment, Manning wished hed anticipated the Patriots let-em-score decision in the huddle. "I had the feeling they might do that," said Manning, voted the games MVP. "I should have got to them and told them not to score. When I got the snap I saw their defensive line ease up. I was telling to Ahmad not to score, not to score." It wasnt the first time a defence traded a touchdown for time in the Super Bowl. Green Bay allowed Denvers Terrell Davis to score from one yard out to give the Broncos a 31-24 lead with 1:45 left in the 1998 game. Brett Favre couldnt take advantage of the final chance. Neither could Tom Brady, who got the Patriots only to midfield with 5 seconds to go and said later that he agreed with coach Bill Belichicks decision to ease up on defence to save some time.dddddddddddd "I liked it," Brady said. "It was better than not having a chance at all. He made a good decision. We left ourselves with a little bit of time." Trouble was, he couldnt do much with it against New Yorks heavy pressure. On the final play, Brady eluded the rush and threw a high pass into a throng of players in the end zone. Defenders grabbed at receivers, who tried to snatch the ball in the scrum. The ball fell just out of the reach of All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, skittering away. Giants coach Tom Coughlin was yelling from the sideline as the final play unfolded. "Knock the ball down! I couldnt yell it loud enough," Coughlin said. Giants safety Deon Grant was in the scrum, doing everything possible to make sure the ball landed on the ground instead of a receivers arms. "I just tried to make sure a receiver didnt catch the ball," Grant said. "If I had to pull him down to make sure he didnt catch the ball, that was fine." Brady watched helplessly from midfield. "We got to the 50 and kind of ran out of time," said Brady, who completed a Super Bowl-record 16 consecutive passes but couldnt connect on the final one. "You come down to one play at the end. If we make it, were world champs. If we dont, were wishing we were." It was reminiscent of their Super Bowl matchup four years ago, when Mannings touchdown pass in the closing minute ended New Englands attempt to finish off a perfect season. New England took a 10-game winning streak into this one, but wound up desperate and done. Again. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
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