No Rybakina, No Party! Spain Knocks Out Kazakhstan to Qualify for First Billie Jean King Cup Semis Since 2008
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Spain will face Czech Republic this Friday for a place in the final
<p>Spain became the second semi-finalist of the 2026 Billy Jean King Cup Spain defeated Kazakhstan in a doubles meeting and will play in the semifinals with the Czech Republic. Ukraine will meet with Belgium on September 24.</p>
Jessica Bouzas (93') did well in the Spanish selection by sweeping 6-2, 6-2 the young Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (384'), who competed at the age of 20 in the second game of her career in the BJK Cup. But Yulia Putintseva (79'), leader of the Asian selection in the absence of N.1 World Elena Rybakina, put the two teams on a tie by beating 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Cristina Bucsa (35'). Associated with Sara Sorribes, the Spanish N.1 quickly remobilized to win the dou…
No Rybakina, no party! Spain knocks out Kazakhstan to qualify for first Billie Jean King Cup semis since 2008
Spain beat Kazakhstan 2-1 in a dramatic Billie Jean King Cup quarter-final in Shenzhen to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2008. Without Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan fell in the deciding doubles after a tense battle.
The team captained by Carla Suárez will be measured on Friday 25 with the Czech Republic. Spain needed to use double to impose itself on Kazakhstan, which did not count on Rybakina
Quarterfinals Spain-Kazakhistan Billie Jean King CupJessica Bouzas 6 6 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva 2 2Cristina Bucsa 2 6 1 Yulia Putintseva 6 3 6Cristina Bucsa / Sara Sorribes 6 7 Anna Danilina / Zhibek Kulambayeva 2 5Spain needed the three matches and a good exercise of resistance to overcome its first obstacle in the Finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. It defeated Kazakhstan by 2-1 in the quarterfinals, with Sara Sorribes and Cristina Bucsa in charge o…
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