Members of the Canadian team, champions of the Billie Jean King Cup after defeating Italy 2-0 in the final, They received a blue jacket, a special edition ‘Billie Blue’ jacketplus a $2.4 million prize check.
For the second year in a row, the winning team posed with a jacket like golf’s Augusta Masters. The design is a clear tribute to Billie Jean King, because wearing the iconic ‘Billie Blue’ that he memorably wore throughout his career.
The jackets include a message from Billie Jean King herself embroidered inside.
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, who have been on the Billie Jean King Cup podium on four previous occasions, were left at the door. 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. She lost only one match, the semi-final against Czech 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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