Italy has confirmed its stranglehold on world tennis in team with a sixth Billie Jean King Cup, the female competition won on September 21 in Shenzhen (China), by outclassing the United States.
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| The Italian Jasmine Paolini in the decisive victory against the American Jessica Pegula in the final of the BJK Cup of Tennis, on September 21 in Shenzhen (China). |
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Like men in Davis Cup, the Italians were holding the title. Finalists for the third consecutive year, they only made a bite of the Americans, beaten two games to zero.
Après Elisabetta coccioletto, 91e world, which dominated Emma Navarro (18e) 6-4, 6-4, the duel of n ° 1 did not keep all its promises as Jasmine Paolini (8e) never trembled (6-4, 6-2) against Jessica Pegula (7e), which she had never beaten.
Crazy with joy at the end of the match, in the midst of his enthusiastic teammates, Paolini spoke of a “Great week “ In Shenzhen, where the BJK Cup took place for the first time after Malaga in Spain the previous editions.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto celebrates the victory of the Italian in Billie Jean King Cup against the United States, on September 21, 2025 in Shenzhen (China)
“This year was very difficult, we have faced incredible teams. They are very strong, like today the United States. I think we did not expect to win “, added the 29 -year -old player.
A jacket for Billie Jean King
She paid a moving tribute to the American legend of female tennis Billie Jean King, 81, who gave her name to the former Fed Cup and handed over the blue jacket of the transalpines winners. Their captain Tathiana Garbin, in return, offered the Italian jacket in BJK.
With this success, Italy deprives the United States of a 19e trophy. Without the no3 World Coco Gauff and the Australian Open Madison Keys (6e), the “Team USA” by Lindsay Davenport again leaves empty -handed, having no longer won the trophy since 2017.
In the semi-finals, the Americans had dominated Great Britain 2-0 while the Transalpines had taken over the Ukrainians who need the decisive double (2-1).
Italian and American faced each other 15 times since the creation of the Fed Cup in 1963. The seconds won nine times, but the former beaten the United States three times in the competition final in 2009, 2010 and 2025.
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