Purana:
The team is aiming for victory in Glasgow
Jill Teichman (left) and Belinda Bencic.
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Billie Jean King Cup: Bencic and Teichmann challenged by Canada
The Swiss and Canada face off in a decisive battle for group victory and a place in the semi-finals in the Billie Jean King Cup final in Glasgow on Friday. Canada defeated Italy 3-0, as did the Swiss on Thursday. On paper, captain Heinz Gunthart’s team with Belinda Bencic (WTA 12) and Jill Teichmann (WTA 35) has a slight advantage against Lela Fernandez (WTA 40) and Bianca Andreescu (WTA 45). However, Canadians are more likely to be classified as strong than the classification suggests. Fernandez was in the final of last year’s US Open, and Andreescu won the tournament in 2019. He fell back in the rankings mainly due to injuries, but now seems to be in top form again. The winner of two singles and one doubles match will meet either the USA or the Czech Republic in Saturday’s semifinals.
United Cup: Switzerland and Swidek’s Poland
Switzerland meet Poland’s Ika Swidek (WTA 1) in the new United Cup from December 29 to January 8. The rest of the group opposition is still wide open, with the results of the ATP Finals to await. The tournament will be held in Brisbane. The tournament is the successor to the men’s-only ATP Cup. National teams compete against each other with a maximum of 4 players each. There will be two men’s and two women’s singles and one mixed doubles tournament. 500 points are up for grabs in the ATP and WTA rankings. For Switzerland, Belinda Bencic (WTA 12), Jill Teichmann (WTA 35), Ylena In-Albon (WTA 152) and Joanne Züger (WTA 186), respectively, Stan Wawrinka (ATP 150), Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP, 58) and Dominic Striker (ATP 111) and Alexander Richard (ATP 170) were nominated.
Purana:
High barrier
With Iga Swiatek, Switzerland meet the current world number one in the United Cup.
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SRF Two, SportLive, November 9, 2022, 11:00 am; per/sda
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