US EditionUs Into Billie Jean King Cup Semifinals After Beating Kazakhstan
Jessica Pegula and Taylor Townsend secured the U.S. a semifinal spot by winning the decisive doubles match 6-2, 7-6 against Kazakhstan, marking their first semifinal since 2021.
- On September 18, 2025, Taylor Townsend and Jessica Pegula helped the United States secure a 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan in the quarterfinal round of the Billie Jean King Cup held in Shenzhen, China.
- The match followed competitive singles where Emma Navarro narrowly defeated Yulia Putintseva, and Elena Rybakina evened the tie by beating Pegula decisively.
- Townsend and Pegula, the doubles specialists, sealed the win 6-2, 7-6 over Putintseva and Rybakina after the U.S. recovered from an early break in the second set.
- The United States, an 18-time champion but titleless since 2017, will face the winner of Japan and Britain in the semifinals scheduled for Saturday.
- The victory marks the U.S.'s first semifinal appearance since 2021 and highlights its depth, needing no top three singles players to advance further.
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The Canberra Times
Doubles delight drives US into Cup semi-finals
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US into Billie Jean King Cup semifinals after beating Kazakhstan
Jessica Pegula and Taylor Townsend have sent the United States into the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time since 2021 after beating Kazakhstan 2-1 in Shenzhen.
The Americans beat Kazakhstan.
The United States reached the semi-final of the BJK Cup by beating Kazakhstan for 2-1 thanks to the double decisive, where Jessica Pegula and Taylor Townsend took place on Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina with the score of 6-2 7-6(1). Previously, in the two singulars, a win per person for Navarro on Putintseva (7-5 2-6 7-6(6), and for Rybakina on Pegula (6-4 6-1). It should be remembered that Team USA has reached Shenzhen without its three to…
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