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China Beat Indonesia in Fed CupChina kept intact their unbeaten record in the Federation Cup tennis Asia Oceania Group One tournament Thursday by beating Indonesia in Osaka.China's women tightened their grip on Pool B after Li Na defeated Asian Games champion Yayuk Basuki 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 and Yi Jinqian beat Wynee Prakusya in straight sets. Yi triumphed 6-4, 6-1 to give the second seeds an unbeatable 2- 0 lead. Earlier in the day, Li trounced Tina Jacob 6-0, 6-1 and Yi whitewashed Yik-Hui Leow 6-0, 6-0 as China defeated Singapore 2-0 in the rain-delayed tie. Indonesia lie in second place in Group B with two wins and one defeat, Chinese Taipei are in third with two wins and one game to complete, while New Zealand are fourth having won one and lost two. South Korea are fifth with two defeats while Singapore are bottom after losing their three matches so far in pool B. Third seeds Chinese Taipei beat New Zealand 2-1 in a five-hour battle before tackling South Korea later on, which was finely balanced at 1-1 after the singles rubbers, with the decisive doubles match due on Friday. Top seeds Japan defeated India 2-0 and then breezed past Hong Kong, China 3-0, to lead the five-team Pool A with two straight wins, followed by India with two wins and one loss, fourth seeded Thailand with one win and one defeat, Kazakhstan with 1-2 and Hong Kong 0-2.
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