Italy 1-0 United States, live coverage of the BJK Cup final. Paolini and Pegula draw 2-2.
A year after their triumph in Malaga, Italy is seeking their second consecutive success in the Billie Jean King Cup . In the final act of the Finals in Shenzhen, Tathiana Garbin 's Italian team faces Lindsay Davenport 's United States , who are playing their first final since 2018.
Paolini stays ahead
Another game held by Jasmine Paolini, the Italian leading 4-3 against Pegula in the first set.
Paolini saves a break point
Paolini saves a break point in the fifth game, manages to win and go up 3-2.
Balance in the first set
Paolini and Pegula hold their service game, still no break points conceded: 2-2 in the first set.
Game Pegula
Pegula also holds his first service game: 1-1 in the first set.
First game Paolini
Paolini leaves a single 15 to Pegula and holds the first innings of the match.
Paolini-Pegula begins
The match between Paolini and Pegula has begun. The Italian serves.
Paolini and Pegula on the field
Paolini and Pegula entered the field to warm up.
Paolini chasing the winning point
Jasmine Paolini and Jessica Pegula will take to the court in the second singles match.
Cocciaretto defeats Navarro, Italy leads 1-0
Elisabetta Cocciaretto gave Italy a 1-0 lead in the final against the United States. The Italian closed out the match on her second match point, winning 6-4 twice in one hour and 29 minutes of play.
Another Cocciaretto break
Cocciaretto makes a second consecutive break, coming back from 30-0 down and breaking Navarro's serve again to take a 5-4 lead. The Italian will serve for the match.
Cocciaretto holds the line
Cocciaretto leaves only a 15 to Navvaro, an excellent service game for the Italian who ties the score in the second set: 4-4.
Cocciaretto's counter-break
Cocciaretto reacted immediately, responding to Navarro's break by breaking the American's serve with a great game: 4-3.
Break Navarro
Cocciaretto lost her serve for the first time in the sixth game of the second set. At 30-all, the Italian first missed a volley and then hit a backhand wide. Navarro went up 4-2.
Balance in the second set
Cocciaretto holds serve at deuce and ties the score in the second set: 2-2.
Cocciaretto-Navarro 6-4, 1-1
Cocciaretto holds his first service game of the second set. 1-1
Navarro saves two break points
Emma Navarro holds the opening game of the second set after saving two break points. Cocciaretto doubled the error. The American led 1-0 in the second set.
First set Cocciaretto
Elisabetta Cocciaretto won the first set 6-4 in 44 minutes against Emma Navarro. The Italian saved a break point and then closed out the match with two points in a row.
Cocciaretto-Navarro
Navarro and Cocciaretto held serve. The Italian remained ahead by a break, 5-3 in the first set.
Cocciaretto forward
Cocciaretto leaves only a 15 to Navarro and holds serve again. The Italian leads 4-2 in the first set against Navarro.
Cocciaretto ahead by a break
Elisabetta Cocciaretto maintains her break lead. The Italian leads 3-1 in the first set against Emma Navarro.
Cocciaretto holds the serve
Cocciaretto holds his service game to deuce and goes up 2-0 in the first set.
Break Cocciaretto
The match started well for Italy. On the second break point, Cocciaretto broke Navarro's serve and won the first game.
The final begins
The first singles match of the BJK Cup final has begun. Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Emma Navarro are on the court.
Italy and the United States are in the field
The teams from the United States and Italy took to the field in Shenzhen for the presentation.
The program of the final
The final between Italy and the United States will open with the match between Elisabetta Cocciaretto (91 WTA) and Emma Navarro (19). This will be followed by the challenge between Jasmine Paolini , world number 5, and Jessica Pegula , ranked 7. In the event of a draw, the doubles will be played with Errani-Paolini challenging Baptiste-Kessler.
The path of the United States
The United States reached the final by beating Kazakhstan 2-1 and Great Britain 2-0. Emma Navarro won both her singles matches: against Yulia Putintseva (7-5, 2-6, 7-6) and against Sonay Kartal (3-6, 6-4, 6-3). Jessica Pegula, on the other hand, lost 6-4, 6-1 in her first match against Elena Rybakina, but then came from behind to defeat Great Britain's Katie Boulter 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Pegula also played the decisive doubles match against Kazakhstan, winning alongside Taylor Townsend in straight sets against Putintseva and Rybakina.
The path of the blues
Italy reached the final by beating China 2-0 in the quarterfinals and Ukraine 2-1 in the semifinals. Against China, Elisabetta Cocciaretto – trailing 5-2 in the second and third sets – defeated Yue Yuan 4-6 7-5 7-5, and Jasmine Paolini overcame Xinyu Wang 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 to recover from 3-5 down in the second set. Against Ukraine, however, Cocciaretto was defeated in the first singles match by Marta Kostyuk (6-2 6-3), while Paolini leveled the score by defeating Elina Svitolina 3-6 6-4 6-4. The doubles match became decisive, with Paolini and Sara Errani overcoming Kostyuk and Lyudmyla Kichenok 6-2 6-3.
Italy on the hunt for an encore
Italy is playing its third consecutive Billie Jean King Cup final. A year after their triumph in Malaga, the Italians are chasing their second consecutive victory. In the final round of the Shenzhen Finals, Tathiana Garbin's team faces Lindsay Davenport's United States, who are playing their first final since 2018. Italy, appearing in their eighth final ever, is seeking their sixth victory in the competition. The Stars and Stripes, on the other hand, are playing in their 31st final overall and are seeking their 19th title (the last one was in 2017), but they have lost in five matches against Italy (the last one was in 2003).
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