The victory in the doubles match of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova forehead Danielle Collinseventually replacing Sloane Stephens, and Taylor Townsend sealed the Czech Republic’s place in the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Seville with a decisive draw against USA (2-1).
The pair rivalry was key and the European team exerted their talent to win 6-3 and 7-5 in one hour and twenty-six minutes.
The head-to-head between the teams with the most titles in the competition ended on the side of the Czechs, who claimed their best ranking.
The Europeans had to make a comeback as Danielle Collins beat Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-2 earlier in the day to put the American team ahead of the Czech team.
However, Marketa Vondrousova imposed her status as world number seven and won with authority over Sofia Kenin (6-1 and 6-1) to level the match.
Vondrousova, who came to Seville from Cancun, where she played in the WTA Finals a few days ago, to strengthen the Czech team, beat Kenin, 33rd in the world and she has never played. The Czech, winner of this year’s Wimbledon, needed an hour and twelve minutes to defeat Kenin and level the match.
The Czech Republic did not waste the opportunity and sealed their victory in the decisive doubles to lead Group A ahead of the United States and last year’s champions, Switzerland.
The Czech Republic, eleven-time champions of the tournament, reached the semifinals for the second year in a row, the second since 2018. They will face Canadawho won Group C ahead of Spain and Poland. Slovenia and Italy The other spot in the final will also be played on Saturday.
Source: La Verdad
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