The Czech Republic and Slovenia advanced to the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly FedCup) final tournament on Friday in Seville.

Kateryna Sinyakova and Barbora KrejchikovaPhoto: CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP / Profimedia

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The Czech Republic and Slovenia reached the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup

11-time tournament winners Czech Republic defeated Team USA 2-1 in a Group A match.

Danielle Collins defeated Kateryna Siniakova 6-3, 6-2, but the Czechs leveled with Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-1 against Sofia Kenin.

The Europeans booked their tickets to the penultimate act of the competition after the doubles match, where Kateryna Sinyakova and Barbora Krejcikova beat Danielle Collins / Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-5.

Also on Friday, Slovenia were beaten 2-1 by Kazakhstan but advanced by winning more sets in Group B.

Billie Jean King Cup Semi-Finals

  • Saturday, November 11, 2023

Slovenia – Italy / from 11:00

Czech Republic – Canada / from 17:00.

Team composition:

Czech Republic: Marketa Vondrousova, Barbora Krejchikova, Marie Buzkova, Linda Noskova, Kateryna Sinyakova. Captain: Peter Pala

Canada: Leyla Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Eugenie Bouchard, Marina Stakusych, Gabriela Dabrowski. Captain: Heidi El Tabah

Italy: Jasmine Paolini, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Martina Trevisan, Lucia Bronzetti, Lucrezia Stefanini. Captain: Tatyana Garbin

Slovenia: Tamara Zidansek, Kaya Yuvan, Veronika Eryavets, Nina Potochnyk, Ela Nala Milich. Captain: Andrii Krasevets.

Know:

  • The Czech Republic has won the competition (formerly known as the Federation Cup until 2020) 11 times.
  • Italy triumphed 4 times, and Canada marked only one semi-final appearance (1988).
  • Slovenia reached the final tournament after defeating Romania with a score of 3:2.
  • The 2022 finalists (Switzerland and Australia) were eliminated in the group stage this year.

The final tournament of the Billie Jean King Cup takes place from November 7 to 12 in Seville on closed hard.

Billie Jean King Cup standings

  • Group A

1. Czech Republic (5-1 W/L) 2 wins

2. USA (4-2) 1

3. Switzerland (0-6) 0.

  • Group B

1. Slovenia (3-3) 1

2. Kazakhstan (3-3) 1

3. Australia (3-3) 1.

  • Group C

1. Canada (6-0) 2

2. Spain (2-4) 1

3. Poland (1-5) 0.

  • Group D

1. Italy (5-1) 2

2. France (4-2) 1

3. Germany (0-6) 0.