Ukraine Takes an Early Lead Against Belgium in a Billie Jean King Cup Quarterfinal
Kalinina rallied past Jana Otzipka as Ukraine moved within one win of the semifinals, where it could meet Italy or China.
- On Thursday, Anhelina Kalinina gave Ukraine a 1-0 lead in the Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinals against Belgium, defeating Jana Otzipka 6-7 , 6-1, 6-1 in Shenzhen, China.
- Kalinina overcame a slow first set to dominate the final two sets, while the 474th-ranked Otzipka committed 16 double faults that undermined her performance.
- Seventh-Ranked Elina Svitolina will attempt to clinch the quarterfinal for Ukraine when she faces 175th-ranked Greet Minnen in the following singles match.
- The winner advances to the semifinals on Saturday, where they will face either Italy or China in the next round.
- Spain advanced to the semifinals earlier this week after beating Kazakhstan; the Spaniards will face Czech Republic on Friday, following the Czechs' 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Britain.
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Ukraine beat Belgium and entered the semi-finals of the Billy Jin King Cup for the second time in a row, thanks to a win in the match.
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pmg-ky3.comUkraine reaches second straight Billie Jean King Cup semifinal by beating Belgium 2-1
Ukraine has reached the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the second straight season after beating Belgium 2-1 on Thursday. Anhelina Kalinina and Lyudmyla Kichenok secured the win in doubles, defeating Magali Kempen and Lara Salden 6-3, 6-3. Earlier, seventh-ranked…
The main strike force in the team was Angelina Kalina, where Ukrainian tennis players demonstrated their character, as reported by Sport RBC.UA with reference to the results of the tournament. Billy Jin King. 1/4 of the finals of Ukraine - Belgium - 2:1 Angelina Kalinina / Ludmila Kichenok - Magali Campan / Lara Salden - 6:3,3 wins in the match after the success of Angelina Kalinina and Elina's sudden defeat in single fights, the score in the qu…
The Ukrainian tennis player defeated the Belgian rival and led the Ukrainian national team forward in the confrontation with Belgium.
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