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Poland are into the finals of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup — the pre-eminent team competition in women's professional tennis — thanks to Iga Swiatek’s 19th straight win, beating Andreea Prisacariu on Saturday. World No.
Ukraine came up just short in a thrilling comeback bid on Saturday, falling 3-2 to the United States, who booked their spot in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Trailing 0-2 to start the day, Ukraine had singles wins from Dayana Yastremska and Katarina Zavatska to pull level before Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula beat Yastremska and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the decisive doubles match 7-6 (7/5), 6-3. The final match capped an emotional week in Asheville, North Carolina, where Ukrainian players acknowledged it was hard to concentrate on the task at hand amid worry over family and friends at home during the ongoing Russian invasion. "I always like to represent my country but now at this moment it's, well, it's tough to describe it," Yastremska said after her 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pegula. "My heart stays at home, but my mind is here." At least the Ukrainians had moments to celebrate, including 201st-ranked Zavatska's 6-3, 6-4 upset of 46th-ranked Shelby Rogers that leveled the tie at 2-2.
(Corrects spelling to Kichenok in eighth and ninth pars)
VANCOUVER — Canada is through to the Billie Jean King Cup finals after Leylah Fernandez beat Latvia's Daniela Vismane 6-2, 6-1 in a qualifier in Vancouver on Saturday.
Canada is through to the Billie Jean King Cup finals after Leylah Fernandez beat Latvia's Daniela Vismane 6-2, 6-1 in a qualifier in Vancouver on Saturday.
Emma Raducanu «must become more robust» if she is to thrive at the top of the women's game, believes Great Britain's Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong. As a result of a foot blister, Raducanu's movement was severely compromised during her heavy 6-1, 6-1 singles rubber defeat to Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday, a result that contributed to GB's 3-2 loss to the Czech Republic in Prague that saw them fail to qualify for the event's finals in November. Ad/> That injury followed other problems to afflict the 19-year-old during the past year, which have included a hand blister at January's Australian Open and a back complaint at Indian Wells.
Emma Raducanu has revealed she felt “redundant” after struggling with blisters during Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup Final qualifier against the Czech Republic.
New Zealand 2-1 to secure back-to-back wins in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group I match here. Rutuja Bhosale got the better of Beatrice Gumulya 6-4, 6-1 while Ankita Raina made it 2-0 overall with a 6-1, 6-2 thrashing of Aldila Sutjiadi at the MTA clay courts on Friday.