Prague: Dana Kasatkina and Liudmila Samsonova led Russia to victory at the Maiden Billie Cup Jean King after winning their single match against Switzerland in Prague on Saturday.
Kasatkina defeated Jil Teichmann 6-2, 6-4 and Samsonova beat Olympic Champion Belinda Bencic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to bring Russia the fifth title as a whole in the competition of the team previously known as the Fed Cup.
🥳 RTF is the world champion Billie Jean King Cup! 🥳 # bjkcupfinals https://t.co/npxvms3kki-illie jean king cup (@bjkcup) 1636226506000 “I have too much emotions now, I feel frozen and it’s really really happy,” said Samsonova after celebrating with his team.
“Today is an extraordinary battle, it’s more than just tennis,” he added.
Teichmann, world number 39, destroyed the Hurricane Sanders on Friday when Switzerland beat Australia in the semi-finals, but Kasatkina ranked 28th, which had sat two previous Russian ties, proving a different level.
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Both of them held their speech in the second set until the game seven when they changed their respective breaks but Kasatkina produced another one and then held on to his single, took the set when Teichmann blasted his forehand out of the court.
“Amazing feeling.
I am happy that I bring this very important point to my team,” Kasatkina said.
“I think the mentality is the key, I’m tough since the beginning to the end of the match and I’m happy with the level.” 🤍💙❤️ drive home with good silver pieces ✔️ # bjkcupfinals https://t.co/zezmyyz2xqq- Billie Jean King Cup (@bjkcup) 1636245338000world number 40 Samsonova has a part of the lion in the victory of the Russian semifinals in the United States as he won his single match And then help Russia take a double.
Bencic, ranked 17th, only lost a set on three nets in the tournament before the final.
Bencic, whose parents were born in former Czechoslovakia, also previously won the house crowd by thanking fans in Slovake after each match and apologized when Switzerland overthrew Czech in the group phase.
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https://t.co/juyeok8UH- Cup (@bjkcup) 1636242388000samsonova, a last time replacement for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova The injured for the final, was the first broken but Bencic, cheered by the Arena, immediately returned and then went bankrupt again in the game eight to take the first set.
Four break points that serve that serve quickly and large in the first 10-minute game of the second set set and attack five matches later before adding a break to level.
On the roll, he did the same thing at the beginning of the third set and even though he couldn’t wait in the end, he adhered to his duty to take the match in two hours and 22 minutes.
RTF won the Billie Jean King’s title of their five Russian captain Igor Andreev.
“I’m very proud and very happy for the girls, the way they play, the way they do everything, they are amazing, they are heroes and they achieve it because they are a real team and a true friend.” “Liudmila played extraordinary throughout the week.
He could be a top player, dealing with all pressure, big stage, he appeared fantastic tonight this very big credit for him,” added Andreev.