MONTREAL -- Canada accomplished everything it hoped for Saturday at the Fed Cup. Jose Maria Basanta World Cup Jersey . Wins by Aleksandra Wozniak and Eugenie Bouchard in World Group II action gives Canada a 2-0 lead over Serbia at Montreals Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. Bouchard beat Serbias Jovana Jaksic in straight sets 6-1, 6-0, after Wozniak beat Serbias Vesna Dolonc 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, earlier in the day. "Its what we wanted to accomplish today, and we did it," said Bouchard, who made quick work of her opponent, winning in straight sets in under an hour. "We can be happy with how today went." To win the first round tie, Canada needs just one more victory on Sunday. "The jobs not over," said Bouchard, whos ranked No. 19 on the WTA Tour. "Anything can happen. We need to be ready for them to come out swinging. Ill be ready. Hopefully we can close it out." Bouchard will play 117th-ranked Dolonc on Sunday afternoon, with Wozniak facing Jaksic afterwards. Sharon Fichman (ranked No. 112) and Gabriela Dabrowski (No. 224) will team up in doubles against Aleksandra Krunic (No. 152) and Nina Stojanovic (unranked). If, however, Bouchard beats Dolonc, Canada will win the tie, and Wozniak will not have to take to the court. Instead, the tie will culminate with the doubles contest. The winning team will have the opportunity to advance from the World Group II to the World Group, which includes the worlds eight best teams. Canada will also have the chance to avenge a 3-2 road loss to Serbia in a 2011 Group II that ultimately relegated the Canadians to a lower division. Wozniak, currently sitting at No. 274 in the world, was on that Canadian team in 2011, her last Fed Cup prior to injuring her shoulder. Wozniak played in only seven tournaments last year because of the injury, but is preparing her comeback. On Saturday, she was feeling healthy, and happy to be competing for her country. "It was a real hill to climb," said Wozniak of her recent injury trouble. "Every game will help me progress, help my game and my confidence. Im going to continue climbing to get back to the top." Down 1-5 in the first set, Wozniak made adjustments to her game and began dictating the run of play. "I stayed concentrated on every single point," said Wozniak, who started going to the net with more confidence midway through the set. "I wanted to set the pace of the game. (Dolonc) was playing well, and I was missing my shots. I held on and took it one point at a time." Wozniak won the next five games, breaking Doloncs serve twice in the process, to take a 6-5 lead. In the deciding game, Wozniak completed the comeback when Dolonc hit the net to double fault on set point. "It was a joke for me to get to 5-1," said Dolonc. "But then she started finding her game. It was getting tighter and tighter. She was feeling more confident, and I was feeling less confident." In the final set, after Dolonc handily took the second 6-2, Wozniak came to the net on match point, forcing Dolonc to miss the baseline. "Its something I want to do," said Wozniak, whos won more games (38) representing Canada at the Fed Cup than any other player. "When I have the chance, I set it up, and I want to come to the net and play aggressive. "I was extremely emotional. I really wanted to celebrate with my team. I play with a lot of emotion when I play for my country. Thats why I have so much success in Fed Cups." Facing a young Serb making her Fed Cup debut, Bouchards match was certainly less of a nail-biter. Already leading 5-1 in the first set, Bouchard fired a forehand winner out of Jaksics reach on set point. In the second set, Jaksic, ranked No. 149, couldnt do much to slow Bouchard down, winning only six points. "I was feeling a bit of pressure," said Jaksic. "I put too much on myself. I had to do too much, and in the end I didnt do anything. I was feeling so slow. My legs were like stone. I couldnt move." Bouchard, who didnt double fault and only made two unforced errors in the second set, won the match when Jaksic sent her final shot long. "She might have been intimidated," said Bouchard. "I dont know. I like to focus on my own play on the court. But I certainly hope so. That would be a good thing." The 19-year-old from Montreal created a buzz last month by reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open, the first Canadian woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in 20 years. But eventual tournament champion Li Na of China ended Bouchards impressive run with a straight-sets win. "I definitely have a lot more confidence now," said Bouchard. "In playing games against the best in the world, I get better every time. And thats my goal, to improve every time." Agustin Orion Argentina Jersey . Wright, 21, is a fourth round (117th overall) selection of the Lightning in 2008. 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"When hes missed on the plate, he hasnt gotten away with a mistake." Alvarez (3-6) has allowed 16 home runs, tied for second most in the American League, in 13 starts this season. Alvarez feels that he has been pitching well for the most part. "I dont feel I need to change anything," he said. "Just keep the ball down." Nationals starter Chien-Ming Wang (2-2) needed 95 pitches to work through five innings, allowing four hits -- including a two-run homer by Jose Bautista -- five walks and two runs while striking out five. He threw only 48 strikes but it was enough to earn the win. Tyler Clippard pitched the ninth for his ninth save. It was the fifth victory in a row for the National League East-leading Nationals (37-23), all against American League East teams. They swept the Boston Red Sox in a three-game series at Fenway Park before going to Toronto. It was the fifth loss in the past six games for the Blue Jays (31-31), who will try to salvage one win from the three-game interleague series on Wednesday afternoon. The Nationals are making up for some difficult seasons. "I dont know about the history and I dont care about the history too much," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "This is a whole new group of guys and theyve been playing very well. The pitching has been outstanding and were getting key hits." Alvarez allowed nine hits and no walks while striking out three. Part of the problem for Alvarez is that his sinker isnt always sinking. "The sinker particularly to left-handers, its got more of a riding action and lateral movement rather than the downward sink than weve normally seen from him against lefties," Farrell said. "Its the inconsistency of the depth of the sinker, which is his best pitch. And if hes up in the zone a little bit without that late hard sinkiing action weve seen whats taking place. Agustin Orion World Cup Jersey. " The 19-year-old Harper, who had three hits in Mondays 6-3 Nationals victory, connected for three more on Tuesday. He powered his seventh homer of the season, an impressive shot off Windows restaurant in centre field, with two out in the third to produce the first run of the game. "I dont really hit big home runs," Harper said. "Its usually just line drives that get going. That was a pretty good one tonight. I was going up there swinging out of my shoes first pitch, I already made my mind up in the on deck circle. I didnt swing first pitch all series yet so I was going up there for sure swinging first pitch, I didnt care if it was a curveball (that went) 54 feet." The Nationals added two runs on Espinosas sixth homer of the season with two out in the fourth. It scored Adam LaRoche who led off with a double. Bautista hit his 18th homer of the season to cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth. It scored Brett Lawrie who led off with a walk and reached second base when Espinosa did not cleanly field a sharply hit ball by Colby Rasmus that resulted in out at first instead of a double play. The Nationals came back with another homer in the seventh, the first of Solanos major-league career with two out to bump their lead to two runs. It also was the first major-league run batted in for the Colombian in the catchers fourth game after being promoted from triple-A Syracuse on May 28. Notes: Attendance at Rogers Centre was 22,538....Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow will be put on the disabled list on Wednesday after coming out of his start in the first inning on Monday with a strained left oblique . Farrell said there is no time-line for his possible return...Yan Gomes was returned to Class AAA Las Vegas before Tuesdays game. ...Left-handers Aaron Laffey and Evan Crawford were called up after Mondays 6-3 loss to Washington and Chad Beck was demoted. ...Bautista walked in his first two plate appearances on Tuesday and has reached base in 13 consecutive games and in 18 of his past 19 games. ....Toronto will start Kyle Drabek (4-6, 4.43 earned-run average in Wednesday afternoons series finale against Stephen Strasburg (7-1, 2.41 ERA). ' ' '
