Leylah Fernandez rounded off an unprecedented day for Canada with its victory over Jasmine Paoliniwhich gave the first Billie Jean King Cup title for the North American team, superior in the final in Italy (2-0), who lost a good chance to return to victory after being inferior in two singles matches.
Fernandez, who reached victory in 2021 in the final of the United States Open that he reached at the age of 19, is once again enjoying the good days of tennis. This year’s champion in Hong Kong and 20th in the women’s rankings, despite her youth, she has been the leader and architect of Canada’s establishment as the best in the world.
Leylah Fernandez won over Paolini, 6-2, 6-3. the one he lost earlier. In Abu Dhabi in 2021 but recently, in Doha. The Montreal player had never lost a set against the transalpine player who was shocked at the start and had too much responsibility that he did not expect.
The previous defeat of his partner Martina Trevisan in the view of Marina Stakusic He left her with no margin for error. Italy’s chances of surviving the Billie Jean King Cup depend on Paolini beating Fernandez. This did not happen even if he stuck to his choices, even if he sold his defeat.
But Fernandez, who took a hundred minutes to achieve the necessary success, finished his doctorate in Seville, at La Cartuja. With his victory over Paolini he has now won sixteen of his seventeen games played in the competition. The twenty-one-year-old player has already equalized Eugenie Bouchard, Stephanie Dubois and Sonya Jeyaseelan in third place on the list with the most wins in Billie Jean King Cup matches in Canada.
History repeats itself and the North American team stood in Italy’s way. As was the case last year, in 2022, Canada defeated the transalpine team. Then in the group stage of the Finals held in Glasgow, with Bianca Andreescu as Leylah’s companion. The Canadian team lost only once against Italy, in 1984. Because the North American team also defeated the European team in the 1971 and 1995 qualifiers.
The set formed by Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Eugenie Bouchard, Marina Stakusic and Gabriela Dabrowski made Canada the 13th different country to win the Billie Jean King Cup and the second new champion in consecutive years after Switzerland won its first title, in Glasgow, last year.
Italy were left at the door, having been on the Billie Jean King Cup podium on four previous occasions. He did not achieve it in Seville, in his first final since 2013, which was the last time he won the competition.
Canada began as a subject. In a group that shared the host, Spain and Poland. She beat them both with authority, with surprising 18-year-old Marina Stakusic, the revelation of the competition. They lost only one match, the semi-final against the Czechs Barbora Krejcikova.
He again took the pulse in the final. She was not intimidated by the stage or the situation and defeated Martina Trevisan, undefeated up to this point, 7-5, 6-3 to put Canada one step away from the title. Canada eliminated the Czech Republic, the big favorite, in the semifinals. The only team with two top ten on its team. He surpassed them. He reached the final to fulfill the dream he achieved with the help of Leylah Fernandez and a surprising Stakusic.
Source: La Verdad
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