Once finished WTA Finals It's time for the final Billie Jean King Cup tournament! The competition was supposed to start on Wednesday. Then the Polish national team, headed by Iga Świątek, was to face the Spanish. Unfortunately, due to terrible weather conditions in Malaga, the competition started on Thursday. In the evening, the 1/8 meeting began final between the United States and Slovakia.
American women are fighting for their lives! All because of Collins' failure
In the first singles match, Taylor Townsend (69th) WTA) faced Renata Jamrichova (375. WTA). The clear favorite in this match was the American, who confirmed her class on the court. Although the Slovak representative caused her problems, Townsend ultimately won 7:5, 6:4.
Then the American captain, Danielle Collins (11th WTA), started playing. Her opponent was Rebecca Sramkova (43rd WTA). Majority fans and experts expected that the eleventh racket in the world would win and lead her team to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, in Malaga there was quite a sensation.
Collins performed very poorly. In the first set, Sramkova completely dominated the court. She allowed her opponent to win only two games. In the second part of the game, the United States representative recovered a bit, but it was not enough. After an hour and 48 minutes, Danielle Collins lost 2:6, 5:7. Few people expected such a scenario.
At around 11:30 p.m. Polish time, the doubles match between the United States and Slovakia national teams began between Viktoria Hruncakova and Teraza Mihalikova and Taylor Townsend and Ashlyn Krueger. The result of this match will decide which team will advance to the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup. The Australians are waiting for the winners there.