MADRID, 11 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Italy and Canada will meet this Sunday in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals that are being held at the La Cartuja Stadium, in Seville, after beating Slovenia (2-0) and Czechia (2-0) in the semifinals this Saturday. 2-1).
The American team reached its first final in the tournament by overcoming the 11-time champion. Leylah Fernandez, intractable once again, tied the tie in the tie and then gave Canada the victory in the doubles point with Gabriela Dabrowski.
The Czech team started the day ahead with Barbora Krejcikova’s victory over young Marina Stakusic 6-2, 6-1. However, Fernandez defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in a tense match without a net, and in the doubles, Canada beat seven-time Grand Slam champions Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova to meet in the final with Italy.
Before, the transalpine country reached its first final of the tournament since 2013 thanks to Martina Trevisan and Jasmine Paolini, who extended their total of victories. Trevisan beat Kaja Kuvan 7-6, 6-3, while Paolini was in charge of closing the tie against Slovenia with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 against Tamara Zidansek.