Up next: Gauff vs. Siniakova. The Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as Fed Cup, is the largest international women's team sport in the world, with more than 100 nations competing each year. It's her first-ever win against Gauff in four tries. Bencic secures a 7-5, 6-3 win over Paolini to give the Swiss an unassailable 2-0 lead in Group A. Your Membership Expires in $(daysToExpire) days! Pegula, 28, is ranked No. ", Read more: Captain Kathy Rinaldi previews the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Finals. It will feature 12 nations drawn into four round-robin groups, from which four winners advance to the semifinals with an opportunity to win the Billie Jean King Cup. Belinda Bencic is currently facing Jasmine Paolini in the tie's second match looking to clinch the tie for the Swiss, and they'll then play their doubles match to conclude the tie. Keys beat Linette 6-3, 6-3 in Round 1, and Collins beat Frech 6-3, 6-4 in Round 2. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity in sports and beyond. The U.S. leads the tie, 1-0. The first break point for either player in the second set goes Siniakova's way when Gauff misses a forehand in the doubles alley. She lost just eight points in her four service games after breaking Linette en route to knotting this match. The group winner will advance to Saturday's semifinals, which will be a meeting with the winner of Group A (Canada, Italy or Switzerland) for a spot in the final. (Thankfully, we've heard good things about the Glasgow coffee. After arriving in Glasgow less than 48 hours prior to Wednesday's tie vs. Poland, Gauff will make her BJK Cup singles debut in today's second match vs. doubles world No. DYK: She's bidding to win just her second set against Gauff all-time. ADVERTISEMENT She's still undefeated in Billie Jean King Cup singles matches at 5-0. Your Safe Sport Video Course has Expired! This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Vondrousova leads 6-3, 3-0 at the first changeover in the second set. Help us better understand the makeup of our tennis community, NEW! Siniakova finishes with a flourish: She captures the last 12 points of this match to win 7-6(2), 6-1 and put the Czech Republic in the semifinals. We're ready to go. Were going to compete hard. Losing just five points in the first five games, they open up a quick 5-0 lead. The tie will start with a match between Danielle Collins and 2019 Roland Garros finalist Marketa Vondrousova, and conclude with a doubles match between Karolina Muchova and Karolina Pliskova, and Madison Keys and Taylor Townsend. Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results Pegula, 28, is ranked No. Switzerland face an almighty challenge to defend their 2022 Billie Jean King Cup crown after being drawn in the infamous 'group of death' for the 2023 Finals in Seville. They competed well. Jessica Pegula defeated Julia Grabher in a match between the two countries' No. Your Membership Expires in $(daysToExpire) days! Hey there, @BillieJeanKing! Live at the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals - USTA 1 Siniakova edged her counterpart Coco Gauff in a tight opening set before running away with a 7-6(1), 6-1 victory. However, the captains can change their nominations for doubles prior to the match beginning. Collins has played eight three-setters this year, but she's lost her last five after starting 3-0. Most notably, a lucky net cord kept Collins in it: On Vondrousova's last game point, Collins' return rocketed off the net and fell over to Vondrousova's side. Two of those matches came in straight sets. A 2017 US Open singles finalist, the Rock Island, Ill., native and Orlando resident reached the semifinals of the Australian Open this year and defeated world No. We've had so much fun and are just looking forward to competing. Though Keys leveled the set from an early 4-1 deficit, Linette won eight of the last nine points to take the lead. Former, current and future Billie Jean King Cup players were on hand at the 2023 Qualifier in Delray Beach, Fla., and reflected on what this competition has meant to them over the years. Your Admin status expires in$(daysToExpire) days! This is her second Billie Jean King Cup nomination. They brought it. That'll come after the first match, which will see Collins take on 2019 Roland Garros finalist Marketa Vondrousova. But she got no further. 37, 6-1, 6-0, in their first-ever meeting. ET. It was two, in fact, to lead 0-30. Your Admin status expires in$(daysToExpire) days! 82: Gauff and McNally hope to join 82 other players who've officially suited up for a Billie Jean King Cup match in U.S. history.. 3: The U.S. boasts three players who've won the junior Billie Jean King Cup.Gauff, Townsend and McNally, and Czech Marketa Vondrousova, are the only players competing in Glasgow who've won the junior version of the competition in their careers. Please try logging back in or call customer support at 1-800-990-8782 for assistance. YOU CAN NOW LOG IN USING YOUR MOBILE NUMBER, Your Safe Play approval is ready to be renewed. The U.S. holds an overall 153-38 record in Billie Jean King Cup competition and is bidding for a record-extending 19th title in 2021 after qualifying for the Finals back in February 2020 with a 3-2 victory over Latvia in Everett, Wash. Collins and Pegula, ranked inside the WTA Top 25 this week, are returning to captain Kathy Rinaldi's team for . Your Safe Play Approval Expires in $(daysToExpire) days! The tie ended shortly after 12:30 a.m. local time, so let's just say that yesterday's off-day from a match was well-earned for the players and staff alike. It's been all treats and no tricks for Team USA so far at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Prague according to captain Kathy Rinaldi and the 2021 Finals squad of Danielle Collins, Caroline Dolehide, Shelby Rogers, Sloane Stephens and CoCo Vandeweghe. After another practice day on Monday, Team USA begins its round-robin campaign in Group C against Slovakia on Tuesday, its first action in the competition in 21 months, before playing Spain on Wednesday. Meeting the media on the eve of competition Sunday, also Halloween, the group revealed how they've been passing the time since they arrived in Praguehint: many pumpkins were carvedand their collective expectations as one of the title favorites in this year's competition. They had a tough match today, so I think for tonight and for tomorrow the girls are going to get a lot of rest," Rinaldi said. It's the first time she's had a lead against Gauff in any of their four career matches: In their only previous three-setter, Siniakova won the middle set. These weeks are really special for me coming from college tennis, because I had so many great memories playing on a team and and now being able to create new memories with a lot of the girls that I've known for so long It's just it's so surreal being out here and being with people that I've known forever. "It's amazing to be able to come together with a group of girls and play on a team. U.S. tennis fans can tune into all the action on Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel Plus. In the semifinals, Team USA will face the team from the Russian Tennis Federation, the winners of Group A. YOU CAN NOW LOG IN USING YOUR MOBILE NUMBER, Your Safe Play approval is ready to be renewed. Well start putting our game plans together now that we know who were playing and be ready to go. Billie Jean King Cup- Meet the US Fed Cup team Both of Team USA's Group C ties will be played on Centre Court and not before 5 p.m. local time. Doubles matches at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals are played with no-ad scoring, and if the two teams split sets, a 10-point match tiebreak is played in lieu of a third set. YOU CAN NOW LOG IN USING YOUR MOBILE NUMBER, Your Safe Play approval is ready to be renewed. It couldnt have been any better. The Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as Fed Cup, is the largest international women's team sport in the world, with more than 100 nations competing each year. Collins, Keys, McNally complete U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team - USTA U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team named for 2021 finals - USTA Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/ITF. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (SINGLES AND DOUBLES COMBINED) Most years on U.S. Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup team - 11, Lindsay Davenport (1993-2000, 2002, 2005, 2008) Most ties played for U.S. Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup team - 42, Chris Evert (1977-1986) Most total victories - 57, Chris Evert (1977-1986, 1988-1989) Most consecutive ties played . That update's hot off the press for you, dear reader, as the Swiss have just clinched victory over Canada to assure themselves the top spot in Group A. Viktorija Golubic defeated Bianca Andreescu, and Belinda Bencic clinched the tie with a straight-sets win over Leylah Fernandez. She was hitting some really high-level serves, so I had to try to get my returns in, and just never give up. There will be about 30 minutes in between sessions. The lefty's won all 12 points on it so far to stretch her lead. ET; and their tie against the Czech Republic will air on Nov. 11, not before 11:30 a.m. [We're] really looking forward to it. 2), capped by the decisive doubles match. So much at stake. Miss any of the action? ET. "Czech Republic has obviously a very strong roster and a lot of different players they could play. Your Admin status expires in$(daysToExpire) days! Sign up here for a Free Daily E-Mail with the latest New York Tennis News! Team USA reaches semifinals at 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Finals - USTA The Buffalo native reached the quarterfinals at 3 of 4 majors this year and helped the U.S. team advance to the Finals by winning its Qualifying tie in April. Keys and Linette traded breaks of serve and holds to start the decider. The Finals will feature 12 teams drawn into four groups to compete in a round-robin format, with the Group winners advancing to the knockout-style semifinals. 34 Alicja Rosolska (POL). "I couldn't be happier with the way our week and our preparations have been going. 2, followed on Sunday by two reverse singles matches (No. The Buffalo native reached the quarterfinals . Gauff, 18, is ranked No. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. The Czech Republic also defeated Poland on Thursday, setting up a winner-take-all match between the Americans and Czechs on Friday, Nov. 11, not before 4:30 p.m. local time. After arriving in Glasgow less than 48 hours before Wednesday's tie vs. Poland, Gauff will make her long-awaited BJK Cup debut today vs. doubles world No. Please try logging back in or call customer support at 1-800-990-8782 for assistance. In Billie Jean King Cup play, though, she shines in these moments: She's 2-0 in BJK three-setters all-time. The Pole had a strong start and a strong finish. ", "I started as a junior hitting partner and hitting partner, so to see the team just have so much success is really great," Dolehide added. RTF rule for Billie Jean King Cup triumph - Roland-Garros 1 Iga Swiatek this summer. After not serving an ace in the opening set, Frech's serve came to play in the second set. After a stunning defeat to Slovakia on Tuesday, the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team knew that it needed to rebound in a big way to have a chance of advancing out of pool play at the Finals in Pragueand Sloane Stephens and Danielle Collins answered the call to help do just that.. With the loss of just nine games combined, the duo secured singles victories in Team USA's second round-robin tie . The official website of Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge features news, live scores, results and photos from the largest annual team competition in women's sport. The U.S. and the Czechs are both 1-0 in the group after victories over Poland. Please try logging back in or call customer support at 1-800-990-8782 for assistance. Everybody has a chance of winning. Tennis Channel will provide complete live coverage of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for its duration from Nov. 8-13. Click here to read more about why Collins feels like this week in particular is a "full circle" experience. They came out ready to play today. Our job is to share this vision with future generations of young girls, because if you can see it, you can be it.. I'm looking to replicate that for sure, and it's been the best decision I've made. Your Safe Play Approval Expires in $(daysToExpire) days! 7:34 PM: The kind of tennis you'd expect from the current doubles No. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images for LTA. Former, current and future Billie Jean King Cup players were on hand at the 2023 Qualifier in Delray Beach, Fla., and reflected on what this competition has meant to them over the years. The United States is the all-time leader with 18 Billie Jean King Cup titles and will hope to add to that this year by bringing a team with four Top-20 singles players and two Top-10 doubles players. 1 Katerina Siniakova. Your Safe Sport Video Course has Expired! After getting out of her opening service game despite two double faults, Collins' third of the set comes at a crucial time: on break point. Another mini-break is all Collins needs. But a blistering forehand winner off the return at Frech's feet gives Collins the mini-break back. "It's always been in the back of my mind, but I could tell you, 'Hell no! Excuse my French, but I mean, I said it, she said, laughing. It's been a long year and it's been a long couple of years for these young ladies, so to have that time together and being prepared to play well, they're ready to go. As a reminder, the doubles nominations can change prior to the match beginning. Townsend is making her return to Billie Jean King Cup play for the first time in seven years this week, just seven months since she returned to tennis after the 2021 birth of her son, Adyn. 1 versus the other nation's No.
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