Czech Republic and Switzerland, the other Billie Jean King Cup semifinals

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Czech Republic-Switzerland Y Great Britain-Australia is this Saturday the semifinals of Billie Jean King Cup, the old Fed Cup whose final stage was held in Glasgow. The Czechs were surprised USA (2-1) and finished first in group D to face the Swiss in the ‘semis’, losing the same result against Canada.

The team from the Czech Republic, champions in six of the last ten editions of the Billie Jean King Cup, eliminated the team from the United States this Friday and achieved their pass to the semifinals more easily than expected, where they will face the Switzerland, while the other ticket for the final will be played by Australia and Great Britain.

Czech Marketa Vondrousova, number 99 in the WTA ranking, did not give options in the first individual match of the series to American Danielle Collins, fourteenth racket on the women’s circuit, whom she defeated in Glasgow with a double 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes of meeting.

The confrontation between Katerina Siniakova and Coco Gauff was more than just the beginning, although the American, seventh in the world, only held one set. After standing up and forcing a tie-break in the first, they were clearly outmatched in sudden death as their rival took a clear 7-1.

Until then it was Gauff’s fightback, who was overwhelmed in the second set, with Siniakova needing just 27 minutes to end her 6-1 and seal the victory that will send her country to a new semifinal, where this Saturday the Swiss team is waiting for you. .

For its part, Switzerland again secured the ticket for the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup to be held in Glasgow, after winning two individual matches against Canada on Friday on the final day of group A.

After their victory over Italy (3-0), the Swiss made sure to fight again for the title they lost to the Russian team last year with the victories of Viktorija Golubic and Belinda Bencic, to also break the tie with the 3 reigning until now in their confrontations with the Canadians.

Golubic lost the first set against Canadian Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 2-6, but leveled the match in the second by winning 6-3 and won the third 6-4 to settle the match in her favor after 2 hours and 12 minutes.

Olympic champion Belinda Bencic settled her encounter with Leylah Fernández with little difficulty and in an hour and a half, after scoring the first set in white 6-0 and coming back to take the second as well and the point 7-5 .

Source: La Verdad

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