Bjk Cup

Billie Jean King Cup Finals: Australia make flying start by beating Slovakia

After reaching the semi-finals last year and runners-up in the competition's previous Fed Cup format in 2019, the Australians brushed aside Slovakia

Billie Jean King gets, disagrees with, Iga Swiatek's choice to skip BJK Cup

The other 10 countries in the BJK Cup Finals are Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, Slovakia and Switzerland.

BJK Cup 2022 Finals: Iga Swiatek's Poland take on USA and Czech Republic

Title-holders Russia will miss out as they are barred from competing in ITF competitions following the invasion of Ukraine.

Billie Jean King Cup: US thwart Ukraine rally to reach finals along with Poland, Czech Republic

The US were the last to clinch their spot in the finals on a day that saw world number one Iga Swiatek of Poland crush Romania's 324th-ranked Andreea Prisacariu 6-0, 6-0 in 45 minutes to seal victory for the hosts in Radom.

Billie Jean King Cup: Alison Riske rewarded in marathon tiebreak; Iga Swiatek, Emma Raducanu shine

Riske needed eight set points in the tiebreaker while Yastremska battled back from 5-1 down and had four set points herself before the American pulled off the epic decider in the opening rubber of the tie in Asheville, North Carolina.

Billie Jean King Cup: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova leads Russia to semi-finals as holders France knocked out

Pavlyuchenkova, the world number 12, beat 59th-ranked Cornet 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to secure the decisive point Russia needed to win Group A and send France home.

Billie Jean King Cup: Ankita Raina, India go down fighting to Latvia in playoff tie

Latvia beat India 3-1 in the Billie Jean King Cup playoff with Ankita Raina once again highlighting her fighting spirit despite two defeats.