Tennis
Leila is beyond competitive. Canada wins Billie Jean King Cup for first time
On November 12, the final match of the Billie Jean King Cup took place on closed hard courts in Seville (Spain), where the Canadian team defeated the Italian team.
Billie Jean King Cup. End
Italy – Canada – 0:2
Marina Stakusic (Canada) – Martina Trevisan (Italy) – 7:5, 6:3
Leila Fernandez (Canada) – Jasmine Paolini (Italy) – 6:2, 6:3
Note that the Canadians beat Spain (3:0) and Poland (3:0) in the group round, and defeated the top team from the Czech Republic (2:1) in the semi-finals. Leyla Fernandez won 4 of 4 singles matches, and 18-year-old Marina Stakusic won 3 of 4 matches.
For Canada, this was the first championship in history (previously the tournament was called the Fed Cup). Last year, representatives of this North American country won the Davis Cup for the first time.
Billie Jean King Cup Final. Program and results
🇨🇦 WORLD CHAMPIONS 🇨🇦
Canada became the 13th country to win the World Tennis Cup by winning the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in its history.#BJKCupFinals | @TennisCanada pic.twitter.com/LOoZ6QBvPK
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) 12 November 2023
Source: Sport UA
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