That's a wrap on Canada's tennis year
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Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia in the final of the women's team competition.
Jasmine Paolini leads Italy to Billie Jean King Cup title
Jasmine Paolini led Italy to the Billie Jean King Cup title as they beat Slovakia 2-0 in the final in Malaga.
Canada has a second chance at team tennis glory in the Davis Cup
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Italy dig deep to beat Swiatek's Poland 2-1 and reach BJK Cup final
MALAGA, Spain : Italian Olympic gold medalists Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Katarzyna Kawa and Iga Swiatek to secure a hard-fought, thrilling 2-1 victory over Poland on Monday and send Italy into the Billie Jean King Cup final for the second consecutive year.
Weekend recap: A Grey Cup stunner and golden skaters
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Italy's Sinner caps accomplished but controversial year with ATP Finals title
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year, beating U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for the ATP Finals trophy before his home fans — and before a final verdict is reached in his doping case.
Slovakia reach BJK Cup semis after eliminating Australia
MALAGA, Spain : Slovakia knocked out Australia to move into the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2002 after singles victories by Viktoria Hruncakova and Rebecca Sramkova gave the them an unassailable 2-0 lead on Sunday.