The teams of Spain, Poland, Italy and Kazakhstan They stood a step away from Billie Jean King Cup Finals after winning the first two matches of their respective qualifying play-offs.
At the expense of starting duels in between United States and Ukraine and of Canada against Latvia, these four options point to the final stage of the contest. In the air, in everything to be decided, is the clash between Czech Republic and Great Britainwhich closed its first day with a win for each team.
In Hertogenbosch, in clay, Sara Sorribes and Nuria Parrizas They put Spain’s classification on the track, winning 0-2 against the Netherlands. Spain will face the match without its two key players Paula Badosa and Garbiñe Muguruza, who were injured. But Sorribes and Párrizas followed.
Sara Sorribes defeated Lesley Pattinama 6-4, 6-3 and gave Spain the second point in the duel to take place at Maaspoort Sports and Events in Hertogenbosch.
Team number one Annabelle Medina It took an hour and 43 minutes to beat the Dutchwoman, 141 in the women’s rankings without any individual title in her history.
Sara Sorribes, who opened her record in Guadalajara (Mexico) last year and is in 49th place, has confirmed her superiority despite her opponent’s push and will.
Sara Sorribes ’victory was accompanied by Nuria Párrizas’ victory that opened the tie with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Arantxa Rus after an hour and 34 minutes of play.
Spain only needs one point to seal its presence in the Finals of the competition. The duel will be determined on Saturday. Sara Sorribes will face Arantxa Rus and then Nuria Parrizas will face Lesley Pattinama. For the filing of doubles, the first set is Aliona Bolsova and Rebeka Masarovawho will play against Arianne Hartono and Demi Schuurs.
Iga Swiatek He confirmed his status as number one in the world and led Poland in the match against Romania played at Radomsakie Centrum Sportu. Swiatek began her status as the dominator of the women’s circuit with a resounding victory, incidentally, against Mihaela Buzarnescu (6-1 and 6-0), in 56 minutes.
Swiatek completed his channeled team’s good start to the success of magda linette in view of Irina Camelia Begu by 6-1, 4-6 and 6-2. The world number one could seal the goal on Saturday, in the first match, which will play against Begu.
Then, David Celt’s team will feature Linette against Buzarnescu. For doubles, Magdalena Frech and Alicja Rosolska have been identified, who will play against Andrea Mitu and Andreea Prisacariu.
On the hard court of the Alghero Tennis Club, Italy stepped into the finals with the help of Jasmine Paolini and Camila Giorgi. He was the first to knock down Alize Cornet. He needed all three sets but he won 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (2).
Giorgi enjoyed a procedure against Oceane Dodin (6-1 and 6-2) to leave Tathiana Garbin’s team one step away from qualifying.
Kazakhstan left Germany on the brink of elimination in the series played at the Nur-Sultan National Tennis Center, on clay. The group that leads Yaroslava Shvedova he forged his presence in the finals with two wins. Una, Yulia Putintseva back to Angelica Kerber (3-6, 6-3 and 6-2) and then, Elena Rybakina defeated Laura Siegemund (6-0 and 6-1).
Emma Raducanu rescued Great Britain in Prague from the Czech Republic. The winner of the last US Open defeated Tereza Martinkova by a double 7-5 and tied the match against the Czech Republic who took advantage of the opening match when Marketa Vondrousova clearly defeated Harriet Dart (6-1 and 6-0 ).
The clash will be resolved on Saturday. The duel between the two numbers will open a second session in between Emma Raducanu and Marketa Vondrousova. then they will play Tereza Martinkova and Harriet Dart, in the beginning. And for the doubles, which could be decisive, the captains so far chose Marie Bouzkova and Linda Fruhvirtova, the home team, and Sonay Kartal and Katie Swan, the guests.
Seven places are at stake for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals scheduled for November 8 to 13 and for those who already have places in Switzerland, Australia, Belgium and Slovakia, which left current champion Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine . The venue is pending as well as the direct invitation of a selection to complete the poster for the final stage.
Source: La Verdad
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