U.S. takes Fed Cup

The United States won its 18th Fed Cup title and the first since 2000 with a 3-2 victory over Belarus on Sunday. CoCo Vandeweghe and Shelby Rogers beat Aryna Sabalenka and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the deciding doubles of the 2017 final. Sasnovich had kept Belarus alive after beating U.S. Open champion

Sloane Stephens 4-6, 6-1, 8-6 to leave the final even at 2-2. Vandeweghe earlier beat Sabalenka 7-6 (5), 6-1 to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead. The U.S. holds the most Fed Cup titles in the international team competition.