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Kazakhstan Beats Canada in BJK Cup Qualifier, Advances to Finals
- Canada will not advance to the Billie Jean King Cup finals after losing a 3-1 qualifying tie to Kazakhstan in Astana, as the host nation clinched the best-of-five showdown on Saturday.
- The teams entered Saturday tied at 1-1 following Friday's opening matches, where Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, had leveled the tie for Canada by defeating Zhiyenbayeva.
- Yulia Putintseva clinched the tie for the host nation with a hard-fought 7-6 , 3-6, 7-6 victory in a match that lasted 3 hours 39 minutes.
- Anna Danilina and Zhibek Kulambayeva later defeated Andreescu and Kayla Cross 7-5, 6-1 in a doubles match, and the team will now compete in November's playoffs to determine 2027 qualifiers.
- Reflecting on the team's performance, Canada captain Marie-Eve Pelletier said, "I loved how the girls competed out there," while Andreescu added, "I'm really proud of the way I played and how we showed up.
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