Inspired performances by Katerina Siniakova and Marketa Vondrousova brought the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team’s run in the 2022 Finals to an end on Friday night in Glasgow, as each won their singles matches to push the Czech Republic through to Saturday’s semifinals.
Czech Republic 2, United States 1
Results:
Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) d. Danielle Collins (USA), 6-3 6-3
Katerina Siniakova (CZE) d. Coco Gauff (USA), 7-6(1) 6-1
Taylor Townsend / Madison Keys (USA) d. Karolina Pliskova / Karolina Muchova (CZE), 6-3 6-3
Though Taylor Townsend and Madison Keys ended the tie with a win in doubles, the American team will now play a Qualifying tie April 14-15 of next year. The U.S. will find out its opponent when the draw for nations in the Qualifying pool is done on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Czech Republic’s semifinal opponent will be last year’s runner-up Switzerland, whose Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic recorded singles victories over Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu on Friday. The Czech Republic has won six of the last ten Billie Jean King Cup titles.
In the other semifinal on Saturday, Australia will play against home team Great Britain. The championship tie is Sunday, November 13.
