(Glasgow) Switzerland won the Billie-Jean-King Cup honors for the first time in their history with their triumph against Australia on Sunday in Glasgow.
The Swiss won the first two singles matches to give themselves an unbeatable 2-0 cushion.
Jil Teichmann first defeated Storm Sanders 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, then Belinda Bencic, 12e world player, dominated Ajla Tomljanovic, ranked 33e6-2, 6-1, in 75 minutes.
Bencic did not concede a single set during the week. Among other things, she beat Quebecer Leylah Fernandez on Friday in group A.
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In 1998, Switzerland lost in the final and again last year.
“We were finalists last year and we were heartbroken,” Bencic said. In the locker room, Jil came to see me and she told me that we were going to win this year. And we did. »
Australia have won the competition on seven occasions, but never since 1974. Their last appearance in the final was in 2019.
Canada will host Belgium for 2023 qualifying
PHOTO ED SYKES, ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS Canadians Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez at the 2022 Billie-Jean-King Cup.
Canada will host Belgium in a Billie-Jean-King Cup qualifier on April 14-15, 2023, following Sunday’s draw in Glasgow, Scotland.
The choice of surface and site, as well as the composition of the Canadian team will be announced at a later date.
The most recent home game was last April when Canada beat Latvia 4-0 in Vancouver, BC.
Canada will have to take part in qualifying after being eliminated in the round robin of the 2022 Billie-Jean-King Cup Finals on Friday. After beating Italy 3-0 on Thursday, the Canadians suffered a 2-1 loss the next day at the hands of the Swiss, who finished first in Group A.
Canada and Belgium last met at the Billie Jean King Cup in April 2009 in Hasselt, Belgium.
The Canadian team, which consisted of Aleksandra Wozniak, Stéphanie Dubois, Sharon Fichman and Valérie Tétreault, lost to Yanina Wickmayer, Kirsten Flipkens, Tamaryn Hendler and An-Sophie Mestach.
The 2022 finalists, Switzerland and Australia, are both automatically qualified for the 2023 Billie-Jean-King Cup Finals.
The host nation, which has yet to be announced, will get the 12e place, unless already qualified, in which case a pass will be awarded.
The nine qualifying matches will include two singles matches on day one and two singles matches and one doubles match on day two.
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