Japan gets past Canada to book spot in Billie Jean King Cup finals

Frances Tiafoe’s eyes widened in awe as he witnesses Hailey Baptiste’s BJK Cup breakthrough for Team USA

Frances Tiafoe reacted to Hailey Baptiste's commendable performance at the BJK Cup.

Japan gets past Canada to book spot in Billie Jean King Cup finals

The United States also booked a spot after defeating Slovakia.

United States and Japan qualify for Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Hailey Baptiste and Bernarda Pera had straight-set wins to give the United States a spot in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a 2-1 victory over host Slovakia. Baptiste beat Renata Jamrichova 6-3, 6-4 and Pera overcame Slovakian No.…

Given that the second week of April was reserved for the Billie Jean King Cup team competition and that there were no WTA tournaments on the schedule, the women's tennis rankings did not change significantly. Arina Sabalenka from Belarus remains at the top, while the best Slovenian is Veronika Erjavec in 144th place.

Billie Jean King Cup: U.S. And Japan Seal Last Two Spots At Finals

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Slovak tennis players will meet with a selection that also includes a player who has not played a professional match since 2018, and with another selection that will send the fourteenth player in the national ranking to the team match. This is not an attempt to start a joke, nor is there anything funny or disparaging about it, but it is one way to describe the meeting of Slovak tennis players with the Danes and Americans […]