JOHANNA Konta and Heather Watson secured Great Britain another victory in their Fed Cup campaign after winning both of the singles rubbers against Latvia in Tallinn.
Britain, under the leadership of new captain Anne Keothavong, had opened their Euro/Africa Zone Group I Pool C round-robin fixtures by completing a 3-0 whitewash of Portugal on Wednesday.
Another dominant display followed yesterday morning as first Watson, the British number two, saw off Diana Marcinkevic 6-3, 6-0 in a little over an hour.
Konta, who as world number 10 is the highest ranked player in the zonal group, then continued the momentum with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Jelena Ostapenko.
The final Pool C fixture is against Turkey today.
Should Keothavong’s squad secure top spot, they would then play off against the winners from Pool B tomorrow for the chance to progress to a World Group II promotion play-off in April.
Watson, 24, believes squad unity has been the key to a successful start under Keothavong, who took over as Fed Cup captain from Judy Murray.
“It is really fun. Last night we played ‘heads up’, which is one of my favourite games,” Watson said.
“There is a lot of banter flying about so I am enjoying it.”
Konta also felt the Latvia match was a step up in quality.
She said: “We knew coming in today that Latvia were going to be a strong team.
“It is never easy, no matter who you are playing in the Fed Cup, as a lot of players raise their level and play without inhibitions, so it can be tricky out there.
“I knew I had to stay patient and that whenever I got the opportunity, then I had to go for them.”
Konta believes she can get a lift on the court from being part of a team.
“The Olympics was one of the best experiences of my life so whenever I get the opportunity to represent Great Britain in a team environment I look to take it,” she said.
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