Polish tennis players fought their way into the top four at the final tournament of the Billie-Jean King Cup. In the quarter-finals they won in Malaga over Český 2:1.
The triumph was decided in the final doubles, in which Katarzyna Kawová and Iga Swiateková defeated the pair of Marie Bouzková and Kateřina Siniaková 6:2, 6:4.
In the battle for the final, they will meet the Italians, who also beat Japan 2:1.
Initially, Bouzková surprised against Magdalena Frechová, whom she defeated 6:1, 4:6 and 6:4. Her compatriot Nosková made the match difficult for world number two Swiateková, who decided the first set only in a tiebreak 7:6 (4) and lost the second 4:6.
However, the five-time Grand Slam winner decided in the third set, which she won 7:5.
She appeared in doubles for the first time since the December exhibition match in the United Arab Emirates, while she was last in a tight match in singles in October 2021.
Despite this, she was able to beat the tandem with Kawová, where the world doubles number one Siniaková was featured.
Billie Jean Kino Cup in Malaga – Quarter Finals:
Poland – Czech Republic 2:1
Magdalena Frechová – Marie Bouzková 1:6, 6:4, 4:6
Iga Swiateková – Linda Nosková 7:6 (4), 4:6, 7:5
Katarzyna Kawová, Iga Swiateková – Marie Bouzková, Kateřina Siniaková 6:2, 6:4
Source: sportweb.pravda.sk
