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Billy Jean King Cup Finals: Czech Republic and Slovenia start with wins in Seville

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Billy Jean King Cup Finals: Czech Republic And Slovenia Start With Wins In Seville

By IANS News November 08, 2023 • 09:26 AM View: 556

Billy Jean King Cup Finals: The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals got off to a historic start as Slovenia beat Australia 2-1 and the Czech Republic stunned defending champions Switzerland 3-0 to make a winning start to their campaign.

Kaja Juvan put Slovenia ahead with a dominant 6-4 6-1 win over Ajla Tomljanovic before Tamara Zidansek stepped up to beat Daria Saville 6-1 6-4 and clinch the decisive point.

Slovenia could not quite complete a perfect day in the doubles as Storm Hunter partnered Kimberly Birrell for Australia to defeat Veronika Erjavec and Ela Milic 7-5, 6-7 (10-5).

TAGS Czech Republic Kaja Juvan Ajla Tomljanovic Tamara Zidansek Daria Saville Storm Hunter Kimberly Birrell Veronika Erjavec Ela Milic Billie Jean King Cup Linda Noskova Marie Bouzkova

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