For the first time in history, the women's tennis team was released to the Final of the Billy Cup Gin King, a prestigious international team tournament. The decisive contribution was made by Elina Svitolina, who won Swiss Gill Taihmann in two sets.
Before the final round, Ukraine took place in its group, where she beat Poland without defeats. In each of the three matches against the Polish tennis players, the Ukrainka did not lose any set, which brought them to the group leaders.
On the final day of the competition, the team of Switzerland became the rival of Ukraine. The first meeting ended with the defeat of Martha Kostyuk, who gave way to Celine Naef in two sets. However, Elina Svitolina confidently prevailed over Gil Taihmann with a score of 6: 4, 6: 2. This was enough to guarantee Ukraine to reach the finale, because even in the event of defeat in all subsequent matches the difference between the won and locked sets will remain in favor of the Ukrainian national team.
“For Ukraine, this is the first exit to the Billy Cup finals Gin King after a tournament rebranding. In the previous three years, Ukrainian women could not overcome their qualifications, ” Public Sport .
The final part of the competition will take place from September 16 to September 21 in China. Ukraine will join the strongest national teams in the fight for the main trophy.
Billy Gin King Cup is a women's analogue of Davis Cup - the largest team tournament in men's tennis. It is conducted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and it is considered a major event for national teams in women's tennis.
